Compromise of 1850 Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Compromise of 1850? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. "State of Texas cedes to the United States all her claim to territory exterior to the limits and boundaries which she agrees to establish by the first article of this agreement" What territory is primarily being referred to in this statute?
Utah
New Mexico
California
Winterfell
Q. Which position in the new territorial governments has the following responsibility: "he shall record and preserve all the laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly hereinafter constituted and all the acts and proceedings of the governor in his executive department"?
Secretary
Governor
Representative
Power forward
Q. Which of the following best summarizes the meaning of the quote, "the said Territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the Union, with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission"?
Congress will decide whether or not a state can have slavery on a case-by-case basis as they apply for admission to the Union.
Whether a state allows slavery or not will be determined by the state itself as it creates its new constitution.
The Constitution of the United States protects the existence of slavery.
Everyone in 1850 was totally fine getting rid of slavery.
Q. "[…] all good citizens are hereby commanded to aid and assist in the prompt and efficient execution of this law, whenever their services may he required, as aforesaid, for that purpose" What law is being referred to in the above quote?
The Fugitive Slave Act
The ban of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
The organization of the territory of New Mexico
The laws of attraction
Q. "the commissioners […] shall grant certificates to such claimants, upon satisfactory proof being made, with authority to take and remove such fugitives from service or labor, under the restrictions herein contained, to the State or Territory from which such persons may have escaped or fled." Who are he "fugitives from service" being discussed in the above quote?
Runaway slaves from the south
Immigrants from eastern European countries
Escaped criminals from prisons
Teenagers being asked to clean their room