U6 L8: Compromise of 1850 (8.56)- Practice

1) The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with…

• a. The admission of California as a free state

• b. The continued legalization of slavery in Washington D.C.

• c. The extension of slavery into new U.S. territories

• d. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

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2) How did Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina react to the initial Compromise of 1850?

• a. He pleaded with Northerners to accept Southern demands.

• b. He petitioned Clay to remove the Fugitive Slave Act from the bill.

• c. He required several Whigs to abstain from voting on the bill.

• d. He opposed the compromise and debated the bill with Senator Webster.

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3) Which of the following was a condition of the Compromise of 1850?

• a. California would enter the Union as a slave state.

• b. The slave trade would be outlawed in Washington D.C.

• c. Slavery would be prohibited in all future U.S. territories.

• d. Slaves would immediately be granted freedom upon reaching Northern soil.

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4) The Fugitive Slave Act required that…

• a. Southern states grant freedom to enslaved people who escaped to the North.

• b. Those who helped runaway slaves be fined or imprisoned.

• c. The government compensates Southern farmers for runaway slaves.

• d. Court cases relating to slavery only be heard by the Supreme Court.

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5) Which of the following was a condition of the Compromise of 1850?

• a. Slavery would be prohibited in all U.S territories west of the Mississippi River.

• b. Slavery would no longer be legal in Washington D.C.

• c. California would enter the Union as a free state.

• d. The Senate would maintain a balance of free states and slave states.

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Identify and label the locations provided.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

Missouri

Utah Territory

Texas

New Mexico Territory

Tennessee

Maine

36 30 Parallel

California

Oregon Territory

49th Parallel

Categorize the items that belong to the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.

Groups:

(a) Missouri Compromise

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(b) Compromise of 1850

• Utah & New Mexico will be popular sovereignty

• California is free state

• Maine is free state

• 36 30 parallel is the border for N/S

• running out of land to decide

• temporary fix

• Missouri is slave state

• fugitive slave law

• no slave trade in D.C.

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Match the elements of Compromise of 1850.

• Utah Territory

• 
• "Great Compromiser"

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• New Mexico Territory

• 
• Harriet Beecher Stowe

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• California

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The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?

• Virginia

• Canada

• California

• Pennsylvania