Quizziz- Antebellum 2

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Alabama

When was the Missouri Compromise reached?

• 1820
• 1850
• 1776
• 1803

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives
• In the Senate
• In the Executive Branch
• In the Judicial Branch

Why was it important to Southern senators to have an equal number of slave and free states? It was mainly an ...

• Issue of respect.

• Issue of equal balance in voting power.

• Issue of tax revenue.

• Issue of future elections.

The Missouri Compromise, tried to settle the question of whether slavery could expand into the...

• Mexican Cession.

• Louisiana Purchase.

• Original 13 Colonies

• Canada

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

Which section of the US did John C. Calhoun support?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Why did Calhoun think Andrew Jackson would support SC's right to nullify the tariff?

• Andrew Jackson was from the North

• John C. Calhoun was from the North

• Andrew Jackson got money from the British

• Andrew Jackson was from South Carolina

What does nullification mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports/exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional