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."
Question 1
1.
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.)
Green Blue= Territories that could be slave or free if the Missouri compromise was ended
The main purpose of the passage is to
to use the Missouri Compromise as an example of how federal legislation can solve the slavery problem.
to explain the Missouri Compromise and the opinions the Founding Fathers had about its intent.
to describe the Missouri Compromise and it's place in the growing debate of slavery in the United States.
to argue the Missouri Compromise was a direct and leading cause of the Civil War.
Question 2
2.
The MOST likely reason for including information about the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is to show
the law that inspired the Missouri Compromise to be passed into legislation.
that the Missouri Compromise was only a temporary solution.
how future resentment was incited by the Missouri Compromise.
the detrimental effects of the Missouri Compromise on future legislation.
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
Which answer choice BEST describes the central tension that led to the Missouri Compromise?
Northern states believed permitting more slave states to join the union would encourage more slaves to rebel; slave states argued allowing more slave states would prevent any further rebellion.
Northern states opposed admitting Missouri as a slave state because Maine had been prohibited from joining the Union as a free state; slave states argued that allowing both states to join would maintain the balance of power in Congress.
Northern states opposed admitting new slave states into the Union because they did not want to lose power in Congress, while slave states argued that it was unfair to deny states the right to chose for themselves whether to allow slavery.
Northern states argued that every state should have the right to determine whether they wanted to allow or forbid slavery; slave states believed that slavery should be outlawed across the nation.
Question 7
7.
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? (from Paragraph 4)
Line 1 ("African Americans...the West")
Lines 1-2 ("News of opposition...slave communities")
Lines 5-7 "Along with...of Haiti."
Lines 8-9 ("It resulted...he preached")
Question 9
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Question 10
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According to the passage, the reaction to the Missouri Compromise can best be described as
viewed unfavorably by both Southerners and Northerners.
viewed favorably by both Southerners and Northerners.
viewed favorably by Southerners, but not Northerners.
viewed favorably by Northerners, but not Southerners.
It can be reasonably inferred that "self-determination" is
the concept that a state can make its own decisions, separate from those of other states.
the right that white people have to determine the fate of black people.
the power the federal government has to pass laws that must be upheld by all states.
the idea that Missouri is geographically closer to slave states, so logically it should be a slave state.
The passage indicates that Thomas Jefferson believed that the question over slavery would eventually lead to
a devastating civil war.
the formation of an entirely new country.
a fight between Democrats and Republicans.
the elimination of slavery from all states.
Based on the information in the passage, it can be reasonably inferred that
although Vesey's slave revolt was unsuccessful, many rebellions were successful.
many slaves tried to escape, rather than be relocated to the West.
most slaves joined in rebellions when they were able to.
slave rebellions often led to harsh consequences for the black community.
As used in line 1, "sentiment" most nearly means
laws
disagreement
opinions
persuasion
The final paragraph develops a key concept of the article by
contrasting the effects of Nat Turner's slave revolt with the earlier one led by Denmark Vesey.
illustrating that many people viewed western expansion more negatively than positively.
showing that Southerners were more likely to dislike the Missouri Compromise than Northerners.
demonstrating how the Missouri Compromise affected attitudes towards slavery and rebellion.
