Missouri Compromise

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio

Why was it important to Southern senators to have an equal number of slave and free states? It was mainly an ...

• Issue of respect.

• Issue of equal balance in voting power.

• Issue of tax revenue.

• Issue of future elections.

Whig congressman from Kentucky known as “The Great Compromiser” He arranges the Missouri Compromise.

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry Clay

• Stephen Douglas

What state was admitted as a slave state in the compromise?

• Massachusetts

• Missouri

• Vermont

• Maine

How did the compromise "solve" the question of free or slave states in the future?

• Any state above the 36/30 line would be slave

• Any state above the 36/30 line would be free

• For every free state there would be a slave state

• Any state above the 49th parallel would be free

What state was admitted as a free state in the compromise?

• Massachusetts

• Missouri

• Vermont

• Maine

What was the name of the compromise?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Clay's

• Monroe's

What year was the Missouri Compromise enacted?

• A) 1819

• B) 1820

• C) 1821

• D) 1822

Which parallel line was established as the boundary for slavery in the Missouri Compromise?

• A) 36°30'

• B) 45°00'

• C) 30°00'

• D) 40°00'

Who was the President of the United States when the Missouri Compromise was passed?

• A) James Monroe

• B) John Quincy Adams

• C) Andrew Jackson

• D) Thomas Jefferson