To balance Missouri’s admission as a slave state, __________ was admitted as a free state.Group of answer choicesCaliforniaKansasMaineNew Mexico

As part of the Compromise of 1850, __________ was admitted as a free state.Group of answer choicesOregonCaliforniaMaineNew Mexico

Which of the following was a provision of the Missouri Compromise? A:A. Missouri could join the Union as a state with slavery.B:B. Missouri could join the Union as a free state.C:C. Maine could join the Union as a state with slavery.D:D. Maine and Missouri could join the Union as states with slavery.

As part of the Compromise of 1850, the slave trade was abolished in __________.Group of answer choicesNew Mexicothe District of ColumbiaTexasMaryland

Congress passed the Missouri Compromise in 1820. What happened in 1849 that threatened to upset the balance between states with slavery and free states? A:A. California applied for admission to the Union as a free state.B:B. The people of Missouri voted to secede from the United States.C:C. Congress approved the Wilmot Proviso banning slavery in the Mexican Cession.D:D. Southerners succeeded in opening all of the Mexican Cession to slavery.

1. How did Missouri’s application as a slave state in 1819 challenge U.S. law? aIt did not have a state constitution.bStates west of the Mississippi River were to be slave states.cIt did not have the population required for statehood.dStates north of the Ohio River were to be free states.2. What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise? aIt temporarily ended the slavery debate.bIt required Southern states to pay higher taxes.cIt led to the South seceding from the Union.dIt upset the balance of slave and free states in the Union.3. What was the significance of the 36˚30´ parallel? aIt separated the North from the South.bIt indicated the northern border of Missouri.cIt showed the borders of the United States.dIt indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.4. Which was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states? alosing respectblosing tax revenueclosing voting powerdlosing future elections5. According to the Wilmot Proviso of 1846, in which area was slavery banned? aSouthern statesbNorthern statescLouisiana Territorydland acquired from Mexico6. In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South? aIt created new taxes for railroad construction.bIt provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.cIt included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves.dIt required the Underground Railway to be disbanded.