Missouri Compromise

The Kansas-Nebraska Act also ____________________ The Missouri Compromise.

• supported

• added to

• introduced

• repealed

What is the name of the compromise that was written in 1820 that said slavery would not spread north of the 36°30′ parallel except for this state? (You have to spell it correctly.)

(a)  

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

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Alabama

Close reading the map, The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. South of the line slavery was _________.

• prohibited

• permitted or allowed

• never allowed

• expensive

Close reading the map, where was the Missouri Compromise line?

• 36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

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.

What year was the Missouri Compromise enacted?

• 1819

• 1820

• 1821

• 1822

Which state was admitted as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Kansas

• Nebraska

The Missouri Compromise involved which parallel line as a boundary for slavery?

• 36°30′

• 38°30′

• 40°30′

• 42°30′