Events leading to Civil War: Compromise 1850

What does popular sovereignty mean?

Which politician from Kentucky was instrumental in creating the Compromise of 1850? Hint: He also was key in passing the Missouri Compromise in 1820,

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

After the Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850, some 343 fugitive slave cases were heard over the next 10 years. How many of those cases resulted in accused fugitive slaves being declared free?

According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.