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Compromise of 1850

Quiz by Scott Lawson

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  • Q1
    Who is the person credited with creating this compromise?
    Abraham Lincoln
    Daniel Webster
    Henry Clay
    John Calhoun
    30s
  • Q2
    How long was this debated in Congress?
    9 months
    4 months
    8 weeks
    8 months
    30s
  • Q3
    What did Texas receive from Congress for giving up their claim to the land in the New Mexico Territory?
    $10 billion
    $10 million
    $10 thousand
    $100 thousand
    30s
  • Q4
    According to the website, "The territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah would be organized without mention of slavery." What does this mean?
    States would get to decide whether to be a free or slave
    States must be slave
    States don't have a say
    States must be free
    60s
  • Q5
    Washington D.C. could still practice slavery, but could not...
    Trade Slaves
    Deport Slaves
    Execute slaves
    Import slaves
    30s
  • Q6
    What happened to California when it wanted to enter the union?
    Entered as a free state
    Entered as a slave state
    Could not enter the union
    30s
  • Q7
    This "Act" required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves. It denied a fugitive's right to a jury trial.
    Fugitive Free Persons Act
    Fugitive Person Act
    Fugitive Slave Act
    30s
  • Q8
    What impact did the Compromise of 1850 have on the nation?
    It divided the nation
    Abolitionism grew
    The South left the Union
    30s

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