Compromises

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• A compromise that tried to address growing tension over the slavery issue.

• A compromise talking about the main reason Missouri was a problem for the south and the north.

• A compromise that explains the reason slavery should be legal in Missouri only. 

• A compromise that made sure that slaves in Missouri had to be citizens but still slaves.

What Was the compromise of 1850

• The state of Mexico

• It admitted California as a free state

• It admitted Louisiana to be a free state in another country

• It declared the U.S. as an independent country

What caused the Dred Scott decision

• People were being mistreated

• Black or white couldn’t sue for freedom

• There needed to be adjustments to the Declaration of Independence due to complaints

• A Missouri statute stated black or white people held in wrongful enslavement could sue for freedom

The Compromise of 1850 made it so that the North and the South were two separate Territories.

• True

• False

What did each side get in the Missouri compromise?

• The North and South both decided to exchange states.

• The North had California admitted to the Union as the 16th free state and the South would have no federal restrictions placed on Utah or New Mexico.

• The North got an extra free state (Wyoming) and the South got states such as Texas, Florida, and Virginia for crops without federal restrictions on the states.

• The South was allowed to create their own laws separate from the North.

The Fugitive Slave act stated that slaves must be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.

• True

• False

Who was Dred Scott?

• Dred scott was a helper with slaves

• He was an enslaved African American

• He was a teacher

• He was a person who didn't want to help slaves

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott Decision?

• To offer extra help to citizens

• Didn’t declare the Missouri compromise to be unconstitutional

• Decided to split the South and the North into two separate countries

• Upheld slavery in the united states territories

What major issue did new states have to decide as they joined the United States?

• Whether they would be a free state or slave state

• What their new name would be

• What type of government they would help create

• What education system they would create

What did each side get in the Compromise of 1850?

• The South was allowed to create their own laws separate from the North.

• The North had California admitted to the Union as the 16th free state and the South would have no federal restrictions placed on Utah or New Mexico.

• The North and South both decided to exchange states.

• The North got an extra free state (Wyoming) and the South got states such as Texas, Florida, and Virginia for crops without federal restrictions on the states.