Missouri Compromise

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

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives
• In the Senate
• In the Executive Branch
• In the Judicial Branch

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

There was an unspoken agreement in Congress to keep the number of free and slave states equal.

• True
• False

The Missouri Compromise, tried to settle the question of whether slavery could expand into the...

• Mexican Cession.

• Louisiana Purchase.

• Original 13 Colonies

• Canada

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay