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The Compromise of 1850

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Minnesota

2.

Which politician from Kentucky was in charge of the Compromise of 1850 and made it?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Polk

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Sam Houston

3.

How much Free and slave states were there?

a)

11 Free, 11 slave

b)

12 Free, 13 slave

c)

13 Free, 11 slave

d)

12 Free, 12, slave

4.

What was Henry Clay's plan?

a)

to resolve both the border conflict and the issue of slavery in Texas and Mexico.

b)

to resolve both the border conflict and the issue of slavery in Texas and New Mexico.

c)

to expand the United States territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean

d)

All of the above

5.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called __________ , and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be made.

a)

Popular Soverighty

b)

Federalism

c)

Popular Soverignty

d)

Checks And Balances

e)

Limited Government

6.

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

a)

cede

b)

secede

c)

repeal

d)

annex

7.

According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?

a)

Utah and New Mexico

b)

California and Oregon

c)

Oklahoma and Texas

d)

Michigan and Ohio

8.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

9.

The line of latitude established by the Compromise to determine where slavery could spread to was...

a)

36'10

b)

36'20

c)

36'30

d)

36/40

10.

Which issue brought about the need for a compromise measure in 1850?

a)

the application of California for statehood as a free state

b)

The outbreak of violence in the Kansas Territory

c)

The need for a new Oregon Treaty

d)

The dispute over the California Gold Rush