WorksheetsThe Compromise of 1850
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
California
Maine
Missouri
Minnesota
Which politician from Kentucky was in charge of the Compromise of 1850 and made it?
George Washington
James Polk
Henry Clay
Sam Houston
How much Free and slave states were there?
11 Free, 11 slave
12 Free, 13 slave
13 Free, 11 slave
12 Free, 12, slave
What was Henry Clay's plan?
to resolve both the border conflict and the issue of slavery in Texas and Mexico.
to resolve both the border conflict and the issue of slavery in Texas and New Mexico.
to expand the United States territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean
All of the above
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.
Popular Soverighty
Federalism
Popular Soverignty
Checks And Balances
Limited Government
What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.
cede
secede
repeal
annex
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?
Utah and New Mexico
California and Oregon
Oklahoma and Texas
Michigan and Ohio
The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Utah
The line of latitude established by the Compromise to determine where slavery could spread to was...
36'10
36'20
36'30
36/40
Which issue brought about the need for a compromise measure in 1850?
the application of California for statehood as a free state
The outbreak of violence in the Kansas Territory
The need for a new Oregon Treaty
The dispute over the California Gold Rush
