Abridged Chapter 11-12: The Missouri Compromise and Slavery in the Western U.S.
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Printed on Map: "Designed to exhibit the comparative area of the free and slave states and the territory open to slavery or freedom by the repeal of the Missouri compromise. With a comparison of the principal statistics of the free and slave states, from the census of 1850."
Map Key
Red = Free state
Dark Blue= Slave states are in dark blue
Green Blue= Territories that could be slave or free if the Missouri compromise was ended
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Question 1
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The main purpose of the passage is to
Note how Question #1 is about the entire article. Hence, you should wait until you read the entire article before you answer it! (Hint: You should do the same thing on the SAT Reading exam.)
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Question 2
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According to the passage, the reaction to the Missouri Compromise can best be described as
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Question 3
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The MOST likely reason for including information about the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is to show
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Question 4
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It can be reasonably inferred that "self-determination" is
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Question 5
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The passage indicates that Thomas Jefferson believed that the question over slavery would eventually lead to
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Question 6
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Which answer choice BEST describes the central tension that led to the Missouri Compromise?
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Question 7
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Based on the information in the passage, it can be reasonably inferred that
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Question 8
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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? (from Paragraph 4)
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Question 9
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As used in line 1, "sentiment" most nearly means
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Question 10
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The final paragraph develops a key concept of the article by