The Missouri Compromise Quiz: NBC News learn

In which year did the representation in the Senate become equally balanced between states that allowed slavery and states that prohibited it?

• 1819

• 1840

• 1820

• 1830

What was the major divide between the north and the south during the Missouri Compromise?

• Economic policies

• Slavery

• Taxation laws

• Foreign relations

Who is known as the 'great compromiser' for guiding the Missouri Compromise bill through the Senate?

• James Talmage

• Henry Clay

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

What did the Missouri Compromise declare regarding the admission of Missouri and Maine into the Union?

• Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state

• Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• Both as free states

• Both as slave states

According to Thomas Jefferson, what did the Missouri debate signal?

• Economic prosperity

• National unity

• A crisis that would tear the country apart

• Foreign alliances

What did the Congress declare regarding the extension of slavery as part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Banned south of a certain line and permitted north of it

• Permitted south of a certain line and banned north of it

• Banned in all territories

• Permitted in all territories

What did the northern politicians call for as a condition for Missouri's admission to the Union?

• Tax reforms

• Economic sanctions

• Gradual emancipation of slaves

• Military alliances

What was the first of many national debates sparked by the Missouri Compromise?

• Economic policies

• Slavery

• Taxation laws

• Foreign relations

What did the southern Congressmen not want regarding the issue of slavery in Missouri?

• Federal government intervention

• State government intervention

• International intervention

• United Nations intervention

What did the religious reformers in the north organize in response to the Missouri Compromise?

• Tax reform rallies

• Anti-slavery rallies

• Economic reform rallies

• Pro-slavery rallies