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The Missouri Compromise

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Henry Clay
c)
President James Monroe
d)
None of the above
2.
When was the Compromise passed?
a)
1836
b)
unknown
c)
1810
d)
1820
3.
Who signed it? 
a)
President James Monroe
b)
Abraham Licoln
c)
It was never signed
d)
Rob Lew
4.
What was the compromise?
a)
It said that Missouri was now a free state
b)
It said that Missouri would not have taxes
c)
It said that Missouri would be a country
d)
Its said that Missouri was now a slave state
5.
How many free and slave states were in the Union?
a)
15
b)
11
c)
9
d)
21
6.
Which one is false about the compromise?
a)
Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state
b)
Missouri would enter the Union as a free state
c)
Maine would join the Union as a free state to keep the number of free and slave states balanced
d)
Slavery would be prohibited in any new territories or states formed in the North
7.
Which two sides had disagreements?
a)
The North and the South
b)
The East and the North
c)
The West and the South
d)
The south and the East
8.
When did Missouri become a state?
a)
December 16, 1822
b)
August 25, 1819
c)
August 10, 1821.
d)
May 22, 1824
9.
Missouri became the --- state
a)
19th
b)
24th
c)
45th
d)
21st
10.
Adding Missouri as a slave state would tip the balance favoring the ---.
a)
North 
b)
East 
c)
South
d)
West
11.
How was the Game?
a)
Easy
b)
Awesome
c)
Bad
d)
Hard