The Missouri Compromise Explained: US History Review

The video discusses the Missouri Compromise, a significant event in U.S. history that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, maintaining the balance of power. It highlights the political tensions leading up to the compromise, including the era of good feelings, the Three-fifths Compromise, and the Tallmadge Amendment. The compromise drew a line at 36, 30 North, prohibiting slavery north of this line, which temporarily postponed the Civil War. The video also covers the long-term effects, including the end of the era of good feelings and the precedent set for Congress to regulate slavery in new territories.

What was the political climate in the United States before the Missouri Compromise?

• An era dominated by the Federalist party

• A period of intense political rivalry

• A period marked by the rise of the Whig party

• A time of one-party dominance by the Democratic-Republicans

What issue did the Three-fifths Compromise address?

• The abolition of slavery in the North

• The taxation of Southern states

• The admission of new states into the Union

• The representation of slave states in Congress

What was the main provision of the Tallmadge Amendment?

• To admit Maine as a slave state

• To prohibit slavery in Missouri

• To establish the 36°30' line

• To allow Missouri to enter as a free state

How did the Missouri Compromise maintain the balance of power in Congress?

• By admitting Missouri as a free state

• By admitting Maine as a slave state

• By abolishing the Three-fifths Compromise

• By admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

What was the significance of the 36°30' line established by the Missouri Compromise?

• It prohibited slavery north of the line

• It was a boundary for the Louisiana Purchase

• It allowed slavery in all new territories

• It was a temporary solution for 10 years

What was one of the long-term effects of the Missouri Compromise?

• It postponed the Civil War for several decades

• It resulted in the dissolution of the Democratic-Republican party

• It led to the immediate start of the Civil War

• It permanently resolved the issue of slavery

How did the Missouri Compromise affect political parties in the United States?

• It caused the Democratic-Republicans to split into two factions

• It had no impact on political parties

• It led to the formation of the Whig party

• It strengthened the Federalist party