Sectionalism Quiz Review

The Missouri Compromise Components​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

• Maine is added as a free state
• Missouri is added as a slave state
• Maine is added as a slave state
• Missouri is added as a free state
• 36-30 line is established
• California is added as a slave state
• California is added as a free state
• Use of popular sovereignty
• Fugitive Slave Act

  How did the Missouri Compromise maintain the balance of power between northern and southern states in the United States?

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

What was the main issue addressed by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• The issue of state's rights regarding tariffs.

• The balance of power between free and slave states.

• The addition of the Mexican Cession due to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

• The agreement to establish a boarder at the 49 degree parallel.

Who was the creator of the Missouri Compromise?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

Under the Missouri Compromise, which line of latitude served as the boundary between free states and slave states in the Louisiana Territory?

• 54-40 line

• 36-30 line

• 30-36 line

• 49 parallel

What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise?

• It preserved the balance of power between free and slave states temporarily

• it outlawed slavery in the Louisiana Territory

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery in Missouri

• It gained more territory for the United States

Which term did Americans use in the 1840s to describe the idea that
the United States should possess the entire continent?

• Navigation Acts

• Globalization

• Missouri Compromise

• Manifest Destiny

The Compromise of 1850 components include:​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• Maine is added as a slave state
• Missouri is added as a free state
• California is added as a slave state
• California is added as a free state
• Use of popular sovereignty
• Maine is added as a free state
• Missouri is added as a slave state
• 36-30 line established
• Fugitive Slave Act

Compromise of 1850:

Checking for understanding - How would the issue of slavery be determined in other territories gained in the Mexican-American War?

• Slavery would be legal

• Popular Sovereignty

• Slavery would be illegal

• The states would be divided between slave state and free state

Compromise of 1850:

Checking for understanding - What does popular sovereignty mean?

• The issue would be decided in court.

• The issue would be decided through a war.

• The issue would be voted on by the people of the territory.

• The issue would be remained unaddressed.