Compromise of 1850

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

• James Monroe
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Clay

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio

What is the effect of the compromise of 1850?

• Escaped slaves can vote

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Balance of free and slave states

• Slaves worked in gold mines

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________, while south of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited

• prohibited, permitted

• sometimes prohibited, never allowed

• expensive, cheap

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

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

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

• increased sectional tensions in the United States

• decreased sectional tensions in the United States

• kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same