Week 23 - Slavery: The Issue that Divided a Nation

From Compromises, Acts, and Decisions: In 1820, there was a deal that allowed Missouri into the Union as a slave state and also allowed Maine into the Union as a free state. What was that deal called?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Maine Compromise

• The Free State Compromise

• The Slave State Compromise

From Compromises, Acts, and Decisions: A deal was made in 1850 that allowed California into the Union as a free state and also allowed Utah and Mexico to decide for themselves if they wanted to be a free state or a slave state. What was this deal called?

• The Mexico Compromise

• The Utah Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

From Compromises, Acts, and Decisions: The Compromise of 1850 also created the ________ Slave Act, which said all slaves had to be returned to their owners, even if they were found in a free state.

• Runaway

• Fugitive

• Lost

From Compromises, Acts, and Decisions: The __________ Act, which was passed in 1854, said that the states of Kansas and Nebraska would be able to decide for themselves whether they wanted slavery or not. This caused a huge amount of fighting, as some wanted the states to be free and others wanted them to allow slavery.

From Compromises, Acts, and Decisions: Which Supreme Court Decision said that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional?

Type your answer below. It should be 3 words.

From John Brown: Did John Brown believe that slavery was a good thing?

• Yes

• No

From John Brown: John came up with the idea to raid a place called ______ Ferry in West Virginia. He wanted to steal the guns and supplies from there and give them to the slaves so they could fight and free themselves

• Bobby's

• Jerry's

• Washington's

• Harper's

From John Brown: Was John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry successful?

• Yes

• No