The Missouri Compromise

Lincoln won the election with support from which region?

How many Southern States listed Lincoln as a canidate on their ballot?

In what year was Abraham Lincolin elected president of the United States?

How many States had seceded by time Lincoln took office?

How many weeks after Lincoln took office did the Civil War start?

New York representative James Tallmadge suggested that if Missouri were to become a U.S. state, it MUST join as a FREE STATE. Who rejected this idea?

In the view of the Southerners and those who supported slavery, who should decide whether a state became SLAVE or FREE?

Who suggested the Missouri Compromise?

The Missouri Compromise allowed which SLAVE state to join the Union?

The Missouri Compromise allowed which FREE state to join the Union?

As a result of the Missouri Compromise, an imaginary line was drawn dividing the "North" from the "South." Any state NORTH of the line...

Who supported the Missouri Compromise because it SOLVED the DIVIDE between the North and South over slavery?

Do you agree or disagree with John Quincy Adams with his thoughts on the Missouri Compromise?