Review for Causes of the Civil War

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

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Ohio

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

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Alabama

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

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

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was only a temporary solution
• The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
• The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
• It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited
• prohibited, permitted or allowed
• sometimes prohibited, never allowed
• cheap, expensive

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

• Arizona

• California

• New Mexico

• Utah

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

• Washington, DC

• Richmond

• New Orleans

• Charleston

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

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in other territories (besides California) that were acquired by the U.S. in the Mexican Cession?

• Popular sovereignty would determine whether or not the territories would allow slavery.

• They would automatically become slave states.

• Slavery was banned.

• All of the above.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

• Freedom Act.

• Emancipation Act.

• Slaveowners Act.

• Fugitive Slave Act.