WorksheetsMissouri Compromise
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the main reason for the angry debate in Congress when Missouri applied to become a state?
The debate was about the territorial size of Missouri
The debate was about the population of Missouri
The debate was about the introduction of slavery in Missouri
The debate was about Missouri's geographical location
How would the addition of Missouri as a free state threaten the South's power in Congress?
It would increase the South's voting power
It would decrease the South's voting power
It would have no impact on the South's voting power
It would lead to Missouri's independence
What was the stance of the Northern representatives on the issue of slavery expansion to Missouri?
They supported the expansion of slavery
They opposed the expansion of slavery
They were indifferent to the expansion of slavery
They wanted Missouri to be an independent territory
According to the Southern Point of View, what did Congress have no right to do regarding slaveholders?
Prevent slaves from owning property
Block Missouri from becoming a free state
Prevent slaveholders from keeping slaves within a state
Encourage the expansion of slavery
Who proposed the compromise that eventually resolved the conflict over Missouri's admission as a state?
Charles Sumner
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
What significant change occurred in the status of Maine as a result of the compromise?
Maine became part of the Louisiana Purchase
Maine became a slave state
Maine became a free state
Maine became an independent territory
What was the purpose of drawing a line at the 36°30' latitude across the Louisiana Purchase?
To separate Missouri from neighboring states
To determine future free and slave states
To determine Missouri's border
To establish trade boundaries
How did the Missouri Compromise impact the future admission of new states to the Union?
All new states were required to be free states
New states above the latitude line could allow slavery
The compromise revoked the statehood of Illinois and Alabama
New states below the latitude line were forbidden from having a population
Which event triggered the intense debate and discussions surrounding the Missouri Compromise?
Alabama and Illinois applying for statehood
Louisiana Purchase doubling the size of the United States
Missouri applying to become a state
The admission of Maine as a free state
Why did Southern representatives oppose adding Missouri to the Union as a free state? (all that apply)
To protect the South's voting power and ability to block anti-slavery bills
To increase the South's influence in Congress
To demonstrate their support for abolition
To establish Missouri as a separate entity
