A Nation Divided

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Alabama

When was the Missouri Compromise reached?

• 1820
• 1850
• 1776
• 1803

Constitution review: How many votes does each state have in the senate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• depends on population

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was only a temporary solution

• The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

• It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west

Close reading the map, where was the Missouri Compromise line?

• 36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Why was it important to Southern senators to have an equal number of slave and free states? It was mainly an ...

• Issue of respect.

• Issue of equal balance in voting power.

• Issue of tax revenue.

• Issue of future elections.

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

Which politician from Kentucky was instrumental in creating the Compromise of 1850? Hint: He also was key in passing the Missouri Compromise in 1820,

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• John C. Calhoun

• Abraham Lincoln