African Americans in the New Nation

Front

What was true of early antislavery societies?

Back

They generally called for gradual, compensated emancipation.

Front

Which of the following was a result of the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution?

Back

It increased the South’s political power in the House of Representatives.

Front

How did mutual aid societies evolve over time?

Back

They were similar to insurance companies in providing death and sick benefits.

Front

Who organized a slave uprising near Richmond, Virginia, in 1800?

Back

Gabriel

Front

What did the Northwest Ordinance do?

Back

prohibited the extension of slavery in the NW territory

Front

Which politician from Kentucky helped create the compromise allowing Missouri to become a state?

Back

Henry Clay of Kentucky

Front

Which state was added as a free state to balance out Missouri joining the Union as a slave state?

Back

Maine

Front

What practice was banned in new territories above the 36 degree, 30 minute North line of latitude after the Missouri Compromise was passed?

Back

slavery

Front

How did the Missouri Compromise increase sectional tensions between the Northern free states and the Southern slave states?

Back

The Missouri Compromise limited the expansion of slavery into new Western territories.