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Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the Missouri Compromise?
A compromise that tried to address growing tension over the slavery issue.
A compromise talking about the main reason Missouri was a problem for the south and the north.
A compromise that explains the reason slavery should be legal in Missouri only.
A compromise that made sure that slaves in Missouri had to be citizens but still slaves.
What Was the compromise of 1850
The state of Mexico
It admitted California as a free state
It admitted Louisiana to be a free state in another country
It declared the U.S. as an independent country
What caused the Dred Scott decision
People were being mistreated
Black or white couldn’t sue for freedom
There needed to be adjustments to the Declaration of Independence due to complaints
A Missouri statute stated black or white people held in wrongful enslavement could sue for freedom
The Compromise of 1850 made it so that the North and the South were two separate Territories.
True
False
What did each side get in the Missouri compromise?
The North and South both decided to exchange states.
The North had California admitted to the Union as the 16th free state and the South would have no federal restrictions placed on Utah or New Mexico.
The North got an extra free state (Wyoming) and the South got states such as Texas, Florida, and Virginia for crops without federal restrictions on the states.
The South was allowed to create their own laws separate from the North.
The Fugitive Slave act stated that slaves must be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
True
False
Who was Dred Scott?
Dred scott was a helper with slaves
He was an enslaved African American
He was a teacher
He was a person who didn't want to help slaves
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott Decision?
To offer extra help to citizens
Didn’t declare the Missouri compromise to be unconstitutional
Decided to split the South and the North into two separate countries
Upheld slavery in the united states territories
What major issue did new states have to decide as they joined the United States?
Whether they would be a free state or slave state
What their new name would be
What type of government they would help create
What education system they would create
What did each side get in the Compromise of 1850?
The South was allowed to create their own laws separate from the North.
The North had California admitted to the Union as the 16th free state and the South would have no federal restrictions placed on Utah or New Mexico.
The North and South both decided to exchange states.
The North got an extra free state (Wyoming) and the South got states such as Texas, Florida, and Virginia for crops without federal restrictions on the states.
