Chapter 21 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To maintain the balance between free and slave states in the Union.
True or False: The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a free state.
False
Fill in the blank: The Missouri Compromise established that all territories north of the _______ latitude line would be free states.
36°30′
Who was the primary author of the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
What year was the Missouri Compromise enacted?
1820
Which compromise admitted California as a free state?
The Compromise of 1850
True or False: The Compromise of 1850 included the Fugitive Slave Act.
True
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It allowed territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.
Which two territories were created by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Kansas and Nebraska
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision?
The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
Who was Dred Scott?
An enslaved African American man who sued for his freedom.
Which event is often referred to as ‘Bleeding Kansas’?
The violent conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas.
What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
1854
Fill in the blank: The _______ Party was formed in response to the expansion of slavery into the territories.
Republican
Who was the president during the passage of the Compromise of 1850?
Millard Fillmore
True or False: The Wilmot Proviso aimed to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.
True
What was the main argument of the South against the Wilmot Proviso?
They believed it violated their rights to property, including enslaved people.
Who was the famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850?
It temporarily eased tensions between the North and South over slavery.
Fill in the blank: The _______ Act of 1850 required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
Fugitive Slave
Who was the senator from Illinois who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
True or False: The Compromise of 1850 was universally accepted by both the North and South.
False
What did the term ‘popular sovereignty’ mean in the context of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The idea that the residents of a territory should decide whether to allow slavery.
What was one consequence of the Dred Scott decision on the political landscape?
It intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery.
