The Missouri Compromise of 1820
An 11th-grade social studies worksheet exploring the key aspects, impacts, and historical context of the Missouri Compromise.
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful, well-supported answers based on your knowledge of the Missouri Compromise and its historical context.
1. Referencing the map above, describe the primary issue that the Missouri Compromise aimed to address.
2. Which of the following was a key provision of the Missouri Compromise?
Abolishing slavery in all new territories.
Admitting Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state.
Prohibiting slavery north of the 36°30′ parallel in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
Establishing popular sovereignty in all future territories.
3. The Missouri Compromise was largely brokered by Henry Clay, who was known as the " " for his efforts to resolve sectional disputes.
4. The admission of Missouri as a state threatened to upset the delicate balance of power between and states in the U.S. Senate.
5. The Missouri Compromise permanently resolved the issue of slavery in the United States.
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False
6. Analyze the long-term impact of the Missouri Compromise on the growing sectional tensions between the North and the South, leading up to the Civil War. Discuss how it both temporarily appeased and ultimately exacerbated these conflicts.
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