Missouri Compromise
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
Missouri
What fugitive slave law did the Compromise set up?
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Where is the statue of Henry Clay located and why?
It is located in the US Capitol. He is in this location because he was an extremely important political figure in US history, thanks to his creations of the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri Compromise.
Who became known as the Great Compromiser?
Henry Clay of Kentucky
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
Maine
In the Compromise, in order to please the North, which state was permitted to enter the Union as a free state?
California
Who owns the artifact?
It is owned by the National Statuary Hall Collection.
Clay campaigned for presidency several times but was never elected. How many times did he campaign?
5
What year was the Missouri Compromise reached?
1820
What did the Compromise do to the slave trade in Washington D.C.?
It banned it, pleasing abolitionists, but slaveholders there were allowed to keep the slaves they already owned.
Which year was the artifact given or loaned to the place that houses it?
1929.
Clay was a supporter of capitalism. He created an economic plan which called for tariffs, federally funded transportation projects, and a new national bank. What was this plan called?
The American System.
Which Supreme Court case decision declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional?
Dred Scott decision
In order to please the South, which territories did the Compromise of 1850 allow to choose whether to permit slavery or not?
Utah and New Mexico Territories
Who gave the statue of Henry Clay to National Statuary Hall Collection and why?
Each state gave 2 statues of important figures to the National Statuary Hall Collection. Kentucky selected Henry Clay because he was one of their prominent leaders.
The candidates of the Election of 1824 were Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and John Quincy Adams. Jackson got the most popular and electoral votes, but not enough electoral votes for a majority. As a result, the House of Representatives had to decide from the 3 leading candidates. Clay, who came in fourth, urged his supporters to vote for Adams, who won and made Clay his secretary of state, since they both shared similar goals. Jackson's supporters vowed revenge in 1828, which they got, and accused Clay and Adams of making a __________ to steal Jackson's rightful victory.
"corrupt bargain"
At the same time of agreeing to the Missouri Compromise. Congress drew an imaginary line across the Louisiana Purchase. North of the line, except Missouri, slavery would be banned, but South of it, slavery would be permitted. Where was this line?
Latitude 36°30' (36th parallel)
Who helped Henry Clay get the Compromise through Congress?
Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts.
Why is this artifact significant to American history?
Henry Clay’s statue is important because it represents someone who kept the Union together through a time of division and conflict. Even though he was a prominent factor in keeping the Union together for a while, he could only do so much to keep the balance. War would be inevitable. Despite his failure to keep the Union together, he was still an extremely important politician in American history because he prevented the conflict for some time. He also attempted to reach the presidency 5 times.
How does Henry Clay and his statue exemplify a cause of the Civil War?
Henry Clay, the “Great Compromiser”, attempted to stop conflict about slavery between the North and South and managed to prevent the Civil War from happening sooner. He came up with the Missouri Compromise to stop the dispute between the North and the South about whether Missouri should be admitted as a free or slave state. He proposed that Missouri should become a slave state, while Maine should become a free state, in order to keep the Union together and keep the balance between the number of free states and slave states. He also came up with the Compromise of 1850. It allowed California to become a free state, pleasing the North, and allowed the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, pleasing the South. It also banned the slave trade in Washington D.C., but slaveholders there would be allowed to keep their slaves. It also created a new fugitive slave law, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, that made it easier for slaveholders to find and recapture runaway slaves. Both of these compromises held off civil war for a while, thanks to Clay, but conflict was inevitable, especially when the Dred Scott decision declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.