Missouri Compromise and Slavery Moving West

The Missour compromise allowed which state to enter the union as a free state?

• Maine

• Missouri

• California

• Kansas

What was the purpose of the imaginary line in the Missouri Compromise?

• Ban slavery north of it

• Ban slavery south of it

• To allow slavery south of the line

• Educational reform

Which spot on the map would slavery be allowed under the Missouri Compromise?

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.

• The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.

• The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.

• The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri entered the Union as a slave state

• Maine entered the Union as a free state

• Slavery was banned in all territories north of 36°30' latitude

• The importation of slaves into Missouri was prohibited

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to violence?

• It declared all previous compromises on slavery null and void

• It allowed for popular sovereignty in the territories, leading to conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers

• It made Kansas a slave state immediately

• It was opposed by all the northern states

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Alabama

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the 36° 30′ line slavery was ___________, while south of the line slavery was _________.

• allowed, banned

• banned, allowed

• based on state votes, based on the House of Representatives

• expensive, inexpensive

What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise?

• To maintain the balance of power between slave and free states

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To expand slavery into new territories

• To create a new constitution

Which state was admitted as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri

• Maine

• California

• Texas