The Compromise of 1850
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The Compromise of 1850
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8th Grade
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Briana Rentschler
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why did California’s request for statehood raise the issue of slavery in the West?
It was a slave state
It was a free state
It was a neutral state
It was an independent state
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was the balance of power in the Senate before California's admission?
10 free and 20 slave states
20 free and 10 slave states
15 free and 15 slave states
12 free and 18 slave states
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What event caused California's population to grow rapidly?
The Industrial Revolution
The California Gold Rush
The Civil War
The Great Migration
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the issues dividing the country at the time?
The Industrial Revolution
A border dispute between Texas and New Mexico
The Louisiana Purchase
The War of 1812
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union called?
Secession
Revolution
Migration
Annexation
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who was furious with the North for failing to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act?
Northerners
Southerners
Westerners
Easterners
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What did the Compromise of 1850 aim to address?
Industrialization
Slavery in new territories
Trade tariffs
Immigration laws
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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