U2W1 Article 1

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A: Why does the author examine the issue of slavery at the beginning of the article?

• to discuss the rise of California as a major state

• to show the conflict between states and territories

• to discuss the effects of a labor shortage on farming

• to show the growing division between the North and the South

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Part B: Which sentence from the article best supports your answer in part A?

• “An earlier settlement called the Missouri Compromise had helped to solve the problem for some thirty years.”

• “Then in 1849, California asked to join the Union as a free state.”

• “As a senator, he wanted to find a way to solve the controversy (serious arguments) between the North and South.”

• “The United States had been at war with Mexico, and as a result, the federal government got new territory.”

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the sentence from the article. As in any compromise, neither side was completely satisfied, but each got part of what it wanted. What does compromise mean in the sentence above?

• a promise to stand behind your word

• both sides refuse to reach an agreement

• something that gives hope of success in the future

• both sides agree to give up something to solve a conflict

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the author help the reader understand Clay’s difficulty in reaching a lasting compromise? Select two options.

• by explaining the actions of the Underground Railroad

• by describing the argument about the Fugitive Slave Law

• by explaining the dispute over the Missouri Compromise

• by discussing the angry debate about California’s borders

• by describing the election of Clay to the U.S. Senate

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Put the events in history in the correct sequence.

• California became a state in the Union

• Clay was elected to Senate

• The Civil War broke out

• War broke out between the U.S. and Mexico

Part A: Read the sentence from the article.

A major point of contention, that is, a point that caused a great deal of argument, was the Fugitive Slave Act.

What does contention mean in the sentence above?

• approval

• disagreement

• mistake

• unhappiness

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Part B: Which word from the sentence restates what contention means?

• major

• deal

• argument

• fugitive

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4