Compromise of 1850 Quiz

Who drafted the Compromise of 1850?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

What was a key outcome of the Compromise of 1850 regarding California?

• California was admitted as a slave state.

• California was admitted as a free state.

• California remained a territory.

• California was divided into two states.

Which law required Northerners to return runaway slaves to their enslavers?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Fugitive Slave Law

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What did Texas receive in exchange for surrendering some of its territory to New Mexico?

• 5 million dollars

• 10 million dollars

• 15 million dollars

• 20 million dollars

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 primarily about?

• It declared Kansas a free state.

• It overruled the Missouri Compromise.

• It abolished slavery in the United States.

• It established Kansas as a slave state.

Why did anti-slavery settlers travel to Kansas according to the document?

• To establish a new government.

• To secure the territory as a free state.

• To find new land for farming.

• To escape from the Southern states.

What event is referred to as "Bleeding Kansas"?

• The signing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• The establishment of two governments in Kansas.

• The violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups.

• The election of Governor John W. Geary.

Who led a group to Pottawatomie Creek to retaliate against pro-slavery men?

• John W. Geary

• George Caleb Bingham

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln