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Worksheets7.3 MISSOURI COMPROMISE/ Slavery as a major cause of the Civil War
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
2.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
3.
The Missouri Compromise is also known as?
a)
The Compromise of 1820
b)
The Equality Compromise
c)
The Henry Clay Compromise
d)
The Great Compromise
4.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
5.
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?
a)
In the House of Representatives
b)
In the Senate
c)
In the Executive Branch
d)
In the Judicial Branch
6.
How many votes does each state have in the senate?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
depends on population
7.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was only a temporary solution
b)
The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
c)
The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
d)
It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west
8.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
9.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
10.
Argument is to problem as ___________ is to solution.
a)
threaten
b)
order
c)
ignore
d)
compromise
11.
Why are some Northerners against slavery?
a)
#1- Because they think slavery is morally wrong.
b)
#2- Because they think that slavery takes away their economic opportunities in new states.
c)
Both #1 and #2
d)
Neither #1 or #2
12.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.
b)
The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.
c)
The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.
d)
The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.
13.
Some Northerners wanted to _________ slavery because they thought it was morally wrong.
a)
proclaim
b)
emancipate
c)
abolish
d)
secede
14.
The Missouri Compromise stated that ALL future states north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes would have to be free states.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which of the following temporarily relieved some sectional tensions for the time being in the 19th century?
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
The Great Compromise
d)
The Missouri Compromise
16.
Which state entered the union as a free state and which entered as a slave state as a result of the Missouri Compromise
a)
Texas entered as a slave state, California entered as a free state
b)
Missouri entered as a slave state, Maine entered as a free state
c)
Maine entered as a slave state, Missouri entered as a free state
d)
California entered as a slave state, Texas entered as a free state
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