8th grade Compromises for Free and Slave States:

Why did Missouri's request to join the United States in 1820 cause a crisis?

• Northern states were upset that Missouri wanted to join as a slave state.

• It was primarily about economic interests in the region.
• It involved a dispute over land ownership with Native Americans.
• It was a request for statehood without any conditions.

Why did Missouri's request to join the United States in 1820 cause a crisis?

• It was related to trade agreements with Europe.
• It involved a conflict with Native American tribes.
• It was a dispute over land ownership.
• It raised the issue of slavery and threatened the balance between free and slave states.

What became a major issue in Congress following Missouri's request to join the United States in 1820?

• The economic impact of the War of 1812.
• The debate over women's suffrage.
• The establishment of new territories in the West.
• The spread of slavery in western territories

Which statement best describes a result of the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri joined a a slave state.

• It established a strict border between free and slave territories.
• It allowed new states to enter as slave states only.
• It abolished slavery in all states.

Which statement best describes a result of the Missouri Compromise?

• Limits were set about where slavery could spread in U.S. territories.

• Territories above the southern border of Missouri were not allowed to have slavery.

• It allowed new territories to enter as slave states only.
• It abolished slavery in all states.

The Compromise of 1850 allowed citizens to vote over whether to allow slavery in                          .

• Texas and Oregon
• California and Nevada
• Florida and Georgia
• New Mexico and Utah

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slavery in                          .

• Oregon
• California
• Florida
• Texas

Which statement best explains how the Compromise of 1850 attempted to resolve debates over the expansion of slavery?

• California joined the United States as a free state, but slavery could spread in southwestern territories.

• lavery was permitted in all new lands in the West, but the slave trade was outlawed.

• It allowed people to vote on whether to allow slavery in new territories.

• It allowed slavery in new territories, but only free territories would be allowed to become states.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• People in the West argue for the right to vote on allowing slavery.

• Most Northerners support the Compromise of 1850.

• People in the North organize to stop the spread of slavery.

• Northerners support the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• Abolitionists publish newspapers opposing slavery.

• People in the West argue for the right to vote on allowing slavery.

• Northerners support the Compromise of 1850.

• Southern states ban Northern newspapers.