Missouri Compromise

The Missouri Compromise was created to address the issue of _____ in new states.

What did the Missouri Compromise set as the dividing line for slavery in the Louisiana Territory?

• 45° latitude

• 36°30′ latitude

• 40° latitude

• The Mississippi River

Which law eventually overturned the Missouri Compromise?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to _____.

The line of latitude used to divide free and slave territories in the Louisiana Territory was _____.

_____ was admitted as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise.

The issue that caused the creation of the Missouri Compromise was _____

The Missouri Compromise affected enslaved people by _____.

The long-term impact of the Missouri Compromise was _____

What year was the Missouri Compromise passed?

• 1815

• 1820

• 1830

• 1850