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Issues and Compro-
Issues that Divided the Nation and Compromises Attempting to Resolve those Diffe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Missouri Compromise (1820) | Missouri entered the Union as a slave state; Maine entered the Union as a free state. |
| Compromise of l850 | California entered the Union as a free state. Southwest territories would decide the slavery issue for themselves. |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) | People in each state would decide the slavery issue (“popular sovereignty”). |
| Northern's View on Slavery | Northerners believed that slavery should be abolished for moral reasons. |
| Southerner's View on Slavery | Southerners felt that the abolition of slavery would destroy their region’s economy. |
| Northern's View on the National Government | |
| Southerner's View on the National Government | Southerners believed that they had the power to declare any national law illegal. |