Henry Clay of Kentucky once again steps in to end the ____________ in Congress

Who did Henry Clay enlist to help him write the Compromise of 1850?

Identify the three steps the Compromise of 1850 required 

California was accepted into the Union as a _______ state

Which two states were given the chance to decide for themselves whether slavery would or would not be allowed?

The Compromise of 1850 required a new fugitive slave law, which would allow Southern states to do what?

True or False: Congress debated over the Compromise of 1850 for over 9 years

Which group of people began talking about leaving the Union after the Compromise of 1850 was accepted? 

Northerners warned Southerners that secession would never be _____________ and would lead to war

What year did Congress accept Clay and Webster's plan?

True or False: The relationship between Northerners and Southerners was more fragile than ever before after the Compromise of 1850

The ___________ Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850

Recreate the first bullet point from our note on the Fugitive Slave Act to describe the law

True or False: Anyone helping people escape slavery could also be punished with jail or fines

Many Northerners refused to support or _______ ____ ______, angering the South

The book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was a story about what?

The book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" encouraged many Northerners to join the ____________ movement and fight to end slavery

Senator Stephen Douglas organized two territories to form which two new states?

Both Kansas and Nebraska would follow _____________________________, allowing the settlers to vote whether or not slavery was legal

With the Kansas Nebraska Act, the Missouri Compromise was undone, allowing ________ to spread over the 36' latitude line

Match the first and second halves of each sentence to recreate the first three bullet points from our note on "Bleeding Kansas"

True or False: Abolitionists often looted shops and burned the homes of Northerners

True or False: Southerners often looted shops and burned homes belonging to Northerners

Fights between senators and representatives began to occur in __________ by 1856

Recreate the second bullet point from our note on "Violence in Congress" by clicking and dragging the words into correct order. 

How long did it take for Charles Sumner to recover from the attack by Preston Brooks?

True or False: The fight between Sumner and Brooks highlighted the anger and distrust between Northern and Southern states