Unit 2 Week 1 Comprehension Quiz

What was the Missouri Compromise intended to solve?

• The balance between free and slave states

• The war with Mexico

• The expansion of Texas

• The trade of slaves in Washington, D.C.

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Who was known as the "Great Compromiser"?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

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What was one of the issues that needed to be resolved between the North and South?

• The trade of slaves in Washington, D.C.

• The election of a new president

• The building of new railroads

• The discovery of gold in California

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What did Texas claim about its territory?

• It extended to Santa Fe

• It included California

• It was part of Mexico

• It was a free state

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What did Henry Clay hope to achieve by presenting his ideas in the Senate?

• To keep the country united

• To become president

• To abolish slavery

• To expand Texas

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What was the main issue that led to the Compromise of 1850?

• The decision of whether California would be a free or slave state

• The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

• The annexation of Texas

• The election of a new president

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What was a major point of contention that led to the Civil War?

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Gold Rush

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Monroe Doctrine

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What ended in the District of Columbia as part of the Compromise of 1850?

• The construction of new railroads

• The slave trade

• The election of senators

• The gold rush

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What did the settlers in New Mexico and Utah territories get to decide?

• Whether to build a new capital

• Whether to allow slavery

• Whether to join Mexico

• Whether to form a new state

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When did the Civil War break out?

• 1850

• 1861

• 1870

• 1885

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