Missouri, Texas and Mexico. Tensions between North and South. Flashcards
1
Q
When was the population between northern and southern states equal?
A
1790
2
Q
Population ratio between Northern and Southerners in 1850?
A
Northerners outnumbered them by a ratio of more than 3:2
3
Q
How many states in 1819?
A
22
- 11 slave holding
- 11 free slave states
4
Q
When did Missouri apply to join the Union as a slave state?
A
1819
5
Q
What were the agreements of the Missouri compromise?
A
- Maintain balance by creating Maine (new free slave state).
- No slavery in LP north of latitude 36 degrees 30’
6
Q
President Thomas Jefferson’s interpretation of the Missouri Compromise?
A
This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror’.
