Abridged Chapter 11-12: The Missouri Compromise and Slavery in the Western U.S.

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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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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The MOST likely reason for including information about the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is to show

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Which answer choice BEST describes the central tension that led to the Missouri Compromise?

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Based on the information in the passage, it can be reasonably inferred that

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? (from Paragraph 4)

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As used in line 1, "sentiment" most nearly means

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Abridged Chapter 11-12: The Missouri Compromise and Slavery in the Western U.S.

The main purpose of the passage is to

The MOST likely reason for including information about the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is to show

Which answer choice BEST describes the central tension that led to the Missouri Compromise?

Based on the information in the passage, it can be reasonably inferred that

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? (from Paragraph 4)

As used in line 1, "sentiment" most nearly means

The main purpose of the passage is to

According to the passage, the reaction to the Missouri Compromise can best be described as

The MOST likely reason for including information about the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is to show

It can be reasonably inferred that "self-determination" is

The passage indicates that Thomas Jefferson believed that the question over slavery would eventually lead to

Which answer choice BEST describes the central tension that led to the Missouri Compromise?

Based on the information in the passage, it can be reasonably inferred that

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? (from Paragraph 4)

As used in line 1, "sentiment" most nearly means

The final paragraph develops a key concept of the article by

According to the passage, the reaction to the Missouri Compromise can best be described as

It can be reasonably inferred that "self-determination" is

The passage indicates that Thomas Jefferson believed that the question over slavery would eventually lead to

The final paragraph develops a key concept of the article by