The Road to Civil War

Why did Northerners and Southerners fight to keep a balance of free and slave states?

• to make sure slaves could not rebel against the government

• to ensure that one side would not control all of the power in Congress

• to make sure the Missouri Compromise does not pass

• to make sure land was divided equally between the North and South

According to the Missouri Compromise, what state would enter as a slave state?

According to the Missouri Compromise, what state would enter as a free state?

According to the Missouri Compromise, what was the new border that separates free states from slave states?

• 49th Parallel

• Mississippi River

• 36'-30' Line

• Ohio River

Under the Compromise of 1850, California entered the United States with what status?

• as a free state

• as a slave state

What does the term, "popular sovereignty," mean?

• that the people do not get to choose the status of the state

• that a king will choose for the people

• that the people get to vote on whether their state is a free state or slave state

Under the Compromise of 1850, what two factors were negotiated to appease the free states?

• California entered the Union as a free state

• New Mexico and Utah Territories were granted popular sovereignty

• The Fugitive Slave Law was strengthened

• The slave trade ended in Washington, D.C.

Under the Compromise of 1850, what two factors were negotiated to appease the slave states?

• California entered the Union as a free state

• New Mexico and Utah Territories were granted popular sovereignty

• The Fugitive Slave Law was strengthened

• The slave trade ended in Washington, D.C.

After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, why did so many people rapidly move to settle in Kansas?

• People wanted Kansas to reach 60,000 people

• There was a lot of free land for the farmers to grow crops

• Many people were chased out of Texas during the Mexican-American War

• Abolitionists and pro-slavery individuals wanted to vote in the Kansas election to determine the state's status

The map attached describes which compromise?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act