Compromises for Free and Slave States

Front

Why did Missouri's request to join the United States in 1820 cause a crisis?

Back

Northern states were upset that Missouri wanted to join as a slave state.

Front

The Compromise of 1850 allowed citizens to vote over whether to allow slavery in _________.

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Utah

Front

Which statement might John Calhoun, a politician from the South, have made? Options: The federal government can intervene in important state issues, The country only works if the federal government is powerful, States should be more powerful than the federal government, We should pass a high tariff, which will help American manufacturers

Back

States should be more powerful than the federal government

Front

What became a major issue in Congress following Missouri's request to join the United States in 1820?

Back

The spread of slavery into western territories

Front

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slavery in __________.

Back

California

Front

Which statement might Daniel Webster, a politician from the North, have made? Options: States can ignore federal laws if states disagree with them, Federal laws must apply to everyone, The country only works if states hold the most power, Slaves are property and should remain enslaved wherever they go

Back

Federal laws must apply to everyone

Front

Which statement might Daniel Webster, a politician from the North, have made? Options: The country will only work if the federal government is powerful, A state shouldn't have to follow a federal law that hurts its economy, A low tariff is best because it will help farmers sell crops overseas, The federal government must return escaped slaves to their owners

Back

The country will only work if the federal government is powerful

Front

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade in _______.

Back

Washington, D.C.

Front

What became a major issue in Congress following Missouri's request to join the United States? Options: The slave trade in Washington, D.C., The Fugitive Slave Act upsetting people in the North, The possibility of war with Mexico, The balance between free states and slave states

Back

The balance between free states and slave states

Front

Which sentence best completes this diagram? Options: Most northerners support the Compromise of 1850. People in the West argue for the right to vote on allowing slavery. People in the North organize to stop the spread of slavery. Northerners support the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

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People in the North organize to stop the spread of slavery