Compromise of 1850

The California, Utah, and New Mexico territories were all gained by the USA after the __.

Mexican War

__ won the election of after there was a split vote caused by three candidates.

Zachary Taylor

He was known as the Great Compromiser, and he sought compromise between the North and South.

Henry Clay

As part of the Compromise of 1850, California became a __ state.

Free

Who would most likely oppose California statehood?

Southern States

The Compromise of 1850 says Utah and New Mexico __

Will be decided by popular sovereignty

Popular sovereignty means

The people will vote and decide

The Fugitive Slave Law did not __.

Allow slaves to be free if they made it to the North

Who opposed the Compromise of 1850?

John C. Calhoun

True or False: As a result of the Compromise of 1850, slavery was made illegal in Washington D.C.

False

True or False: The fugitive slave act caused more Northerners to become abolitionist

True

More northerners began to understand that slavery was really a __ issue.

Moral

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist who write Uncle __ Cabin.

Tom’s

Supporters of slavery considered Beecher’s book to be __.

propaganda

True or False: Fighting broke out in Nebraska over slavery.

False

True or False: Fair elections resolved the slavery issue on Kansas

False

Kansas became known as __ Kansas.

Bleeding

John __ believed he was fighting a holy war to end slavery.

Brown