The Missouri Compromise

Question 1

During the debate over the Missouri Compromise, Henry Clay served as

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Speaker of the House.

Question 2

In the early 1800s, at the time the Missouri territory requested statehood,

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there was an equal number of slave and free states.

Question 3

In 1819, the Tallmadge Amendment failed in the Senate because

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the Senate was equally divided between the North and the South.

Question 4

What kept the Missouri Compromise from being a permanent solution?

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It showed there was deep disagreement between the North and the South.

Question 5

How did the Missouri Compromise impact the expansion of slavery into the territories?

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Slavery would be allowed in some areas and prohibited in others.

Question 6

Which best describes the population differences between the North and the South in the early 1800s?

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The South had more enslaved people than the North.

Question 7

Who crafted the Missouri Compromise, which was passed in 1820?

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Henry Clay

Question 8

Which proposed that no new enslaved person could enter Missouri in 1819?

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the Tallmadge Amendment

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson was concerned about the Missouri Compromise because it did not

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fully resolve the concerns about slavery.

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