What was the first territory in the western region to apply for statehood?
Westward Expansion Quiz

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History
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8th Grade
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Hard
Stella Baily
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oregon
California
Missouri
Kansas
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To allow slavery in all new territories
To create two new states
To prohibit future slavery north of the 36 30' latitude line
To repeal the 36 30' line from the Missouri compromise
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the result of the California Gold Rush on the issue of slavery?
It led to the expansion of slavery in California
It led to the outlawing of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
It had no impact on the issue of slavery
It led to California becoming a free state
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act's impact on the Missouri Compromise?
It reinforced the 36 30' line from the Missouri Compromise
It repealed the Missouri Compromise altogether
It allowed the people in the territories to decide for themselves through voting
It prohibited future slavery north of the 36 30' latitude line
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the region of Kansas known as due to the violence between abolitionists and slave owners?
Conflict Zone
Violent Territory
War Zone
Bleeding Kansas
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?
To create a balance between free and slave states
To outlaw the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
To allow the expansion of slavery in new territories
To repeal the Missouri Compromise
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the result of the U.S. and Mexico war from 1846-1848?
The U.S. acquired the California Territory
The U.S. acquired the Oregon Territory
The U.S. acquired the Arizona Territory
The U.S. acquired the Texas Territory
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