U.S. Expansion and Slavery Review

The Missouri Territory formed out of the land the United States gained through the...

• Haitian Revolution.

• Louisiana Purchase.

• War of 1812.

Which states were "free" states?

• Northern states.

• Southern states.

• Western states.

Which states were slave states?

• Northern states.

• Southern states.

• Western states.

What is a compromise?

• When people who disagree cannot come to any kind of agreement.

• When people who disagree come to an agreement by making a deal that each side can accept.

• When people disagree and one side is forced to give up their demands.

The abolition movement in the United States wanted to...

• Keep slavery legal in some states.

• Stop slavery from expanding into new states.

• Get rid of slavery everywhere in the United States.

Which section of the United States were most abolitionists from?

• The North.

• The South.

• The West.

How did abolitionists feel about compromising over slavery?

• They felt that compromising with slavery would still allow it to exist.

• They felt that there could be no compromise with slavery.

• Both A and B.

Which section of the United States had an economy that depended on slavery?

• The North.

• The South.

• The West.

Did the people of Missouri want it to be admitted into the United States as a free state, or as a slave state?

• Free state.

• Slave state.

If Missouri became a free state, which section of the United States would have more power in the Senate?

• The North.

• The South.

• The West.