Missouri Compromise

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6 questions

1

Who orchestrated the Missouri Compromise?

A Thomas Jefferson "Man of the People"

B John Quincy Adams "The Abolitionist"

C  Andrew Jackson "Old Hickory"

D Henry Clay "The Great Compromiser"

A It would upset the equal balance of free and slave states

B It was too far west

C It wasn't good for farming

D They wanted to abolish slavery in their state

A  49° North

B 36°31'  North

C 0°

D 37° South

True

False

True

False

True

False

Who orchestrated the Missouri Compromise?

A Thomas Jefferson "Man of the People"

B John Quincy Adams "The Abolitionist"

C  Andrew Jackson "Old Hickory"

D Henry Clay "The Great Compromiser"

Why was adding Missouri as a state an issue?

A It would upset the equal balance of free and slave states

B It was too far west

C It wasn't good for farming

D They wanted to abolish slavery in their state

Where was the resulting boundary from the Missuori Compromise?

A  49° North

B 36°31'  North

C 0°

D 37° South

The Missouri Compromise solved the issue of slavery in the United States

True

False

Maine was added as a new state to help balance the amount of free and slave states

True

False

The Missouri Compromise was the first step leading to the Civil War

True

False