Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850

What is the term for disagreements between different regions of a nation?

• sectionalism

• federalism

• nationalism

• suffrage

Which politician from Kentucky helped create the compromise allowing Missouri to become a state?

• Henry Clay of Kentucky

• John C. Calhoune of South Carolina

• John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts

• Abraham Lincoln of Illinois

Which state was added as a free state to balance out Missouri joining the Union as a slave state?

• Maine

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Vermont

Which line of latitude would become the northern limit for the expansion of slavery into new territories after the Missouri Compromise was ratified?

• 45 degrees North latitude

• 36 degrees, 30 minutes North latitude

• The Equator, 0 degrees latitude

• 45 degrees South latitude

What practice was banned in new territories above the 36 degree, 30 minute North line of latitude after the Missouri Compromise was passed?

• slavery

• religious freedom

• funding public education

• sectionalism

Why would someone in the south oppose the Missouri compromise?

• It would limit new territory in which slavery would be allowed as the U.S. expanded west.

• It would expand new territory in which slavery would be allowed as the U.S. expanded west.

Why would someone in the north be in favor of the Missouri compromise?

• It would limit new territory in which slavery would be allowed as the U.S. expanded west.

• It would expand new territory in which slavery would be allowed as the U.S. expanded west.

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