Debate Over Slavery

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

• California

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

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

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

The number of slave states and free states was balanced when California wanted to become a state in 1850. How many of each kind of state were there?

• 11

• 13

• 15

• 25

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

• cede

• secede

• repeal

• annex

After the Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850, some 343 fugitive slave cases were heard over the next 10 years. How many of those cases resulted in accused fugitive slaves being declared free?

• 11

• 249

• 131

• 36

Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?

• Virginia

• Canada

• California

• Pennsylvania

According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?

• Utah and New Mexico

• California and Oregon

• Oklahoma and Texas

• Michigan and Ohio

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• The Northern free states

• The Southern slave states

• California

• The states in New England