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What was the Missouri Compromise? A law in 1820 that let Missouri join as a slave state and Maine as a free state, keeping the number of free and slave states equal.
Why was the Missouri Compromise important? It kept peace between the North and South for a while by balancing free and slave states.
Who was Henry Clay? A leader in Congress who helped make both the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850.
What happened when Missouri wanted to become a state? There was a big argument over whether it should allow slavery.
How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem? Missouri became a slave state, Maine became a free state, and a line was drawn across the country. States north of the line were free; states south could have slavery.
What was the Compromise of 1850? A group of laws made in 1850 to try to end fights over slavery in new lands.
What did the Compromise of 1850 do? California became a free state. Utah and New Mexico could decide about slavery. There were other rules about Texas and the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act? A law that said people had to help catch escaped slaves, even in states where slavery was illegal.
Why did the Compromise of 1850 matter? It calmed things down for a little while but made some people, especially in the North, upset.
Who were important people in these compromises? Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun were leaders who argued about these laws.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? A law passed in 1854 that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and let people living there decide if they wanted slavery
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do about the Missouri Compromise? It repealed (canceled) the Missouri Compromise, which had banned slavery north of 36°30' latitude.
Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act upset people? Anti-slavery supporters were angry because it could allow slavery where it had been banned before.
What happened in Kansas after the act passed? Pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers rushed to Kansas, leading to violent conflict called “Bleeding Kansas.”
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect the country? It made the split between the North and South worse and pushed the nation closer to civil war.
What political party was founded by opponents of the act? The Republican Party, which opposed the spread of slavery.
What was the Wilmot Proviso? An 1846 proposal to ban slavery in any land the U.S. got from Mexico during the Mexican War.
Did the Wilmot Proviso become law? No. It passed the House of Representatives but not the Senate, so it never became law.
Why was the Wilmot Proviso important? It kept the issue of slavery in new territories a big debate in Congress and showed how divided the country was over slavery.
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