Sectionalism Notes 1-4

Who admitted Texas as a slave state in 1845 and later annexed the Oregon Territory for future free territory?

• Henry Clay
• John Calhoun
• James Polk
• Daniel Webster

What did the concept of popular sovereignty entail in the context of slavery?

• It abolished slavery in the western territories.
• It granted full citizenship rights to enslaved persons.
• It gave the people the power to vote and decide on the issue of slavery.
• It allowed enslaved persons to vote on their freedom.

What did the Compromise of 1850 entail for the North and the South?

• The South would get California as a free state, and the North would get the Utah and New Mexico territories with popular sovereignty.

• The North would get the slave trade banned in DC, and the South would get the Fugitive Slave Law.
• The North would get the Fugitive Slave Law, and the South would get California as a free state.
• The North would get the Utah and New Mexico territories with popular sovereignty, and the South would get the Fugitive Slave Law.

Who called for the Nashville Convention to discuss secession after the Compromise of 1850?

• John Calhoun
• Henry Clay
• James Polk
• Daniel Webster

What was the purpose of the 3/5 Compromise in the United States?

• To prohibit enslaved persons from being counted in the population
• To grant full citizenship rights to enslaved persons
• To count enslaved persons as 3/5 of a person towards representation in the Electoral College
• To abolish slavery in the southern states

What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1820, also known as the Missouri Compromise?

• It granted full citizenship rights to enslaved persons.
• It established the 36’30 parallel as the dividing line for slavery in the Louisiana Territory.
• It banned slavery in all new states.
• It allowed Missouri to become a free state.

What was the main purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

• To ban slavery in the western territories
• To expand slavery in the western territories
• To establish popular sovereignty in the western territories
• To grant full citizenship rights to enslaved persons

Who served as the 'Great Compromiser' during the Compromise of 1850?

• Henry Clay
• James Polk
• John Calhoun
• Daniel Webster