VUS.6 - Divsion Between North & South (Part 1 )

What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise?

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To maintain the balance of power between free and slave states

• To allow Missouri to enter as a free state

• To expand slavery into all territories

In what year did the controversy over Missouri's application for admission to the Union arise?

• 1815

• 1819

• 1825

• 1830

Who proposed a resolution to prohibit slaveholders from bringing new enslaved people into Missouri?

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• James Tallmadge, Jr.

• Jesse Thomas

Who is quoted as saying the Missouri question is a "preamble" to a great tragic volume?

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• James Tallmadge, Jr.

• Jesse Thomas

What was the concern of Northerners regarding Missouri's admission as a slave state?

• It would lead to war

• It would upset the balance of power in the Senate

• It would abolish slavery

• It would increase taxes

What did the Missouri Compromise allow regarding slavery in the Arkansas territory?

• It allowed slavery throughout the territory

• It prohibited slavery in the territory

• It allowed slavery south of Missouri's southern border

• It abolished slavery in the territory

How many candidates ran for president in the 1824 election?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Which candidate in the 1824 election emphasized leadership qualities and military heroism?

• William Crawford

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

Who was eliminated from the presidential race after the 1824 election went to the House of Representatives?

• William Crawford

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

What was one of the proposals John Quincy Adams announced in Congress?

• A national bank

• A national university

• A protective tariff

• A new constitution