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Comparing the Compromises

OF1820 & 1850

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Comparing the Compromises The Compromises of 1820 and 1850

The United States in 1810

The Compromise of 1820

The Compromise of 1850

1.) How many states existed in 1810?

2.) How many territories?

3.) Look at what is now Alaska in the

bottom left of this map. Why do you think its called “Russian America?”

4.) Examine this map closely. What two

states were added in the Compromise of 1820?

5.) How many total states are there in

1820?

6.) How many states are slaves states? Free states?

7.) The Compromise of 1820 established

the Missouri Compromise Line (southern border of Missouri). By looking at the Arkansas Territory and the “Unorganized Territory,” make an assumption about what the purpose of the Missouri Compromise Line was.

8.) List at least 5 changes that occurred between

1820 and 1850.

9.) How has the number of slave and free states changed from 1820 and 1850?

10.) What two things happened to the Arkansas

Territory? (Look closely at the boundary lines)

11.) What new states were added in 1850?

12.) How are the Utah and New Mexico

territories different from the other states and territories?

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