Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 nullified which previously established compromise?
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was established for what reason?
Slavery / Balance in Congress
David Wilmot passed what in order to ban slavery in the new lands?
The Wilmot Proviso
Explain Manifest Destiny
The American belief that they had the Divine Right to move west / Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean
What year was the D O I written?
1776
Who stepped in to create the Compromise of 1850?
(Hint: He is known as the Great Compromiser)
Henry Clay
Which state was the only exception allowed to have slaves above the marker identified by the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri
Which former Vice President argued that the government did not have the power to ban or regulate slavery?
John C Calhoun
What attracted many people to California?
The California Gold Rush
When was the US Constitution Ratified?
1787
Due to what state was the Compromise of 1850 created?
California
In order for Missouri to be admitted into the Union as a Slave State, which state was admitted as a Free State?
Maine
What did the "Free-Soil Party" stand for?
No Slavery! / "free soil, free speech, free labor and free men"
What attracted many people to Oregon?
Cheap land / New Opportunity
What year was Texas added to the Union?
1845
What was the issue on why the Compromise of 1850 was needed?
Slavery / Balance in congress
Before Maine became a state, it was a part of which one of the original 13 colonies?
Massachusetts
What was one of the biggest issues with the Fugitive Slave Act?
Some free African Americans would be claimed as escaped slaves even if they were not
Who was the President that Annexed Texas?
James K Polk
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
The Compromise of 1850 left the decision on slavery within the areas of the Mexican Cession up to what?
Popular Sovereignty / Peoples vote
The Missouri Compromise held that states could not have slavery if they were above which parallel?
36-30 Parallel
Explain the Fugitive Slave Act?
!!DAILY DOUBLE!!
Run away slaves were to be caught and brought back to their owners
Name the 6 states we have today as part of the Mexican Cession?
(Hint: Cancun)
California, arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada
What year did Texas gain its independence from Mexico?
1836