Missouri Compromise

How many free states and slave states were there?

• 5 of each

• 7 slave 5 free

• 11 of each

• 13 of each

When did Missouri become the 24th state?

• November 1821

• August 1812

• November 1812

• August 1821

Which state became the 24th state?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Michigan

• Louisiana

What issue was brought to everyone's attention in 1819?

• Slavery

• War

• Immigration

• Impressment

Who introduced the Missouri bill?

• James Monroe

• John Talledega

• James Tallmadge

• John Adams

Missouri entered the Union the same time as ___________

• Maine

• Arkansas

• Nebraska

• Kansas

This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

Missouri entered the union as a part of the ___________________

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• The Missouri Act of 1820

• None of these

What was the line of latitude that marked the Missouri Compromise?

• 54 40'
• 49
• 36 30'
• 29'

What was the primary purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To balance the power between free and slave states

• To declare all states as free states

• To expand the territory of the United States

• To establish a new currency system