Compromises

Which of the following refers to how Americans identified as "Northerners" or "Southerners" instead of "Americans"

• Identification

• Sectionalism

• Divisionism

• Separation

Which territory wanted to become a state in 1820, presenting a problem for the balance in the Senate?

• Missouri

• California

• Kansas

• New Mexico

What was the problem the US faced every time a new stated wanted to join the USA?

• Whether to make it a free or slave state

• If it would upset Mexico or England if we added the state

• How it could influence the number of Representatives in the house of Representatives

• What to do with the native populations inside the territory

Which of the following, nicknamed the "Great Compromiser," was responsible for creating the Missouri Compromise?

• Andrew Jackson

• Stephen Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

Which state did the US agree to add as a free state at the same time they added Missouri as a slave state?

• California

• New Mexico

• Maine

• Kansas

The Missouri Compromise line prevents any new slave states from being established __________ of the 36 30 line of Missouri's southern border

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which country did Texas belong to prior to its independence?

• USA

• Spain

• Mexico

• Great Britain

Which of the following caused a lot of people to rush to California in 1848-1849?

• Land

• Gold

• War

• Slave rebellions

Which state was added to the Union in the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

Which political body was the US trying to keep balanced during this period?

• Presidency

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Senate