Compromises & Kansas-Nebraska

What was the primary purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To abolish slavery in all U.S. territories

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

• To grant voting rights to women

• To establish a national bank

Which state was admitted as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?

• Texas

• Missouri

• California

• Kansas

What was the significance of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857?

• It declared that African Americans could be U.S. citizens

• It upheld the legality of the Missouri Compromise

• It ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories

• It granted freedom to all enslaved people in the U.S.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed for the decision of slavery in the new territories to be made by:

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• Popular sovereignty

• The Senate

Which of the following was a direct result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The start of the Civil War

• The formation of the Republican Party

• The end of the Mexican-American War

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

What was one of the main components of the Compromise of 1850?

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The abolition of slavery in Washington D.C.

• The annexation of Hawaii

• The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri was admitted as a slave state

• Maine was admitted as a free state

• Slavery was banned north of the 36°30' parallel

• California was admitted as a free state

What was the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the status of enslaved people?

• It granted them freedom

• It declared them as property, not citizens

• It allowed them to vote

• It provided them with land in the West

Which event is often seen as a precursor to the Civil War due to its violent conflicts over slavery?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• Bleeding Kansas

• The Dred Scott decision

Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• Zachary Taylor

• Henry Clay