Compromise of 1850 Quiz

Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

• A new fugitive slave law was passed

• Slavery was permitted in the District of Columbia

• Texas had to give up land claims in New Mexico for $5,000,000

• California was to be divided into two territories

What was agreed upon regarding the territory of California in the Compromise of 1850?

• California was to be admitted to the Union with slavery

• California was to be divided into two territories

• California was to be admitted to the Union without slavery

• California's statehood was to be postponed

What did Texas receive in the Compromise of 1850?

• The right to keep slavery in all its territories

• A payment of $10,000,000 to give up land claims in New Mexico

• A payment of $5,000,000 to give up land claims in New Mexico

• The right to expand its territory into the District of Columbia

What historical event is depicted in this illustration?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Emancipation Proclamation

How did the Compromise of 1850 increase sectional tension in the United States?

• By abolishing slavery in all states

• By creating new trade agreements with European countries

• By introducing stricter taxation on Southern states

• By introducing provisions that were controversial between the North and South

¿Cuál fue la causa de la Guerra entre Estados Unidos y México según el material?

• Tratado de Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Anexión de Texas

• Compromiso de 1850

• Ley de esclavos fugitivos

¿Qué estableció el Compromiso de Misuri entre los estados libres y esclavistas?

• Un tratado de paz

• La anexión de California

• Un equilibrio de poder

• La independencia de Texas

¿Qué territorio adquirió EE. UU. como resultado de la Guerra entre EE. UU. y México?

• Texas

• California

• Cesión mexicana

• Misuri

¿Qué permitió la Ley de esclavos fugitivos?

• Que los cazadores de esclavos del sur ingresaran al territorio del norte para capturar esclavos fugitivos

• Que California se convirtiera en un estado libre

• Que se estableciera un equilibrio de poder entre estados libres y esclavistas

• Que se firmara el Tratado de Guadalupe-Hidalgo

¿Qué guerra se define como un conflicto entre ciudadanos del mismo país?

• Guerra entre Estados Unidos y México

• Guerra Civil

• Compromiso de Misuri

• Compromiso de 1850