U6 L3: Missouri Compromise (8.50)- Practice

Which of the following was not a purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To preserve the balance of free and slave states in the Senate

• To admit Missouri to the Union as a slave state

• To give Southern states more representatives in the House of Representatives

• To identify where slavery would be allowed in western territories

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Which of the following was a condition of the Missouri Compromise?

• Slavery would be allowed in territories north of the 36°30’ N latitude line.

• Maine would enter the Union as a free state.

• Slavery would be illegal in the Arkansas territory.

• Slavery in Missouri would be decided by a popular vote.

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The Northwest Ordinance…

• Was overturned following the signing of the Missouri Compromise.

• Stated that slavery would be illegal north of the 36°30’ N latitude line.

• Banned the buying and selling of slaves in the Northwest Territory.

• Granted immediate freedom to any slaves who entered the boundaries of the territory.

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How did the Northwest Ordinance affect the spread of slavery in the U.S.?

• The Northwest Ordinance legalized slavery north of the Ohio River.

• The Northwest Ordinance prohibited the buying and selling of slaves in the territory.

• The Northwest Ordinance admitted Indiana as a slave state and Illinois as free state.

• The Northwest Ordinance contained a bill of rights that guaranteed enslaved people the right to vote.

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Which of the following was not a condition of the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine entered the Union as a free state.

• Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.

• Arkansas would be subject to an indentured servant clause.

• Slavery was made illegal north of the 36°30’ N latitude line.

Label the states of the Northwest Ordinance.

a

b

c

d

e

Illinois

Indiana

Michingan

Wisconsin

Ohio

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What is the term for disagreements between different regions of a nation?

• sectionalism

• federalism

• nationalism

• suffrage

Which politician from Kentucky helped create the compromise allowing Missouri to become a state?

• Henry Clay of Kentucky

• John C. Calhoune of South Carolina

• John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts

• Abraham Lincoln of Illinois

Before Missouri applied for statehood there was a balance in the number of slave states and free states. How many of each type of state were there?

• 13

• 11

• 15

• 24

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