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 (a)   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.

(a)  

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