Compromise of 1850

The Southern Economy was almost entirely based on

• manufacturing

• shipping and trade

• agriculture

• mining

This cash crop replaced tobacco as the "king" of southern farming and was sold to the north to be made into clothing.

• wheat

• corn

• rice

• cotton

To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?

• Europe
• Spain
• Africa
• Asia

Approximately how many African slaves were involved in the Atlantic Slave trade?

• 10-20 thousand

• 1-2 million

• 10-20 million

• 120-200 million

Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

• Luxurious 
• Accommodating
• Spacious 
• Dark and Claustrophobic 

Why was the middle passage so hard and horrible? Choose the best answer

• The smell -people would vomit and use the bathroom where they were standing and it would never get cleaned up.

• The slaves were barely fed food.

• There was barely enough space to turn around.

• all of the above

Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.

• True

• False

What was the 3/5ths Compromise?

• Slaves counted as 2/4ths of a person
• Slavery was outlawed
• Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person
• Slaves in the South were set free

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

• James Monroe
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Clay