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The Missouri Compromise Worksheet For Interative Map KEY

The document discusses the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which addressed the balance of slave and free states in the United States. Key details include: - The South had more total land area than the North based on adding up the square mileage of the states. - The South had a higher population of black people, with Virginia having the most at 465,000, while New England states had more women than men. - The compromise allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate. It also drew a line west of which slavery would be prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase territory.

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The Missouri Compromise Worksheet For Interative Map KEY

The document discusses the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which addressed the balance of slave and free states in the United States. Key details include: - The South had more total land area than the North based on adding up the square mileage of the states. - The South had a higher population of black people, with Virginia having the most at 465,000, while New England states had more women than men. - The compromise allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate. It also drew a line west of which slavery would be prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase territory.

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Name_______________________________ Period __________

The Missouri Compromise


Directions: Use the interactive map on the website provided to
answer the following questions in complete sentences.
 The Missouri Compromise – 1820 link on class website

North – ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA


South – DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, LA
West – OH, IN, IL, KY, TN, MO

1. Which region, North or South, had the most land area in 1820? (This can
be calculated by adding together all the square miles of the states listed
above for the regions. Compare the two numbers.) Show work.

North: 161,976 sq. mi. South: 357,168 sq. mi.

2. Which region was more closely densely populated? Give a numerical


comparison of the North, South, and West by finding the state that is
“typical” of the region. Only include STATES.

North: New York (28.8) South: North Carolina (13.1) West:


Tennessee (10.1)

3. Which region had the higher population of black people? Find the state
with the greatest number of black people and compare it to the state with
the least number of black people.

LEAST – North: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont (1,000) Total


(111,000)
West: Indiana & Illinois (1,000) Total
(230,000)

GREATEST – South: Virginia (465,000) Total


(1,420,000)

4. In what two southern states did the black population outnumber the
white population? List the state and the population numbers. Why might
this be the case?
Name_______________________________ Period __________
The Missouri Compromise
South Carolina – Blacks (265,000) Whites (237,000)
Louisiana – Blacks (80,000) Whites (74,000)

5. In which region can you find states where the female population
outnumbered the male population? Name the states & numbers. Why
might this be the case?

North [New England] – New Hampshire (124,000 to 120,000)


Massachusetts (268,000 to 255,000)
Rhode Island (43,000 to 40,000)
Connecticut (141,000 to 135,000)

6. Compare the land area in the territories where slavery was prohibited
(Michigan & Unorganized territory) with that of the territories where
slavery was permitted (Arkansas & Florida). Show work.

Prohibited: 794,617 sq. mi. Permitted: 160,136 sq.


mi.

7. What changes did the Missouri Compromise bring to the U.S. Map? Look
at your completed map!

8. How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem of keeping the
balance of power in the Senate between free and slave states?

Added two new states by the year 1821. Maine as a free state &
Missouri as a slave state.

9. What territory was added to the slave side?

Arkansas Territory was added to the slave side through the


Missouri Compromise.

10.What territory was to be kept free of slavery?

The Unorganized Territory [remaining portion of the Louisiana


Purchase] was kept free from slavery by the Missouri Compromise.

Processing Questions:
Name_______________________________ Period __________
The Missouri Compromise
11.Why would the South begin to look to the land to the west of the borders
of the U.S. in what was then part of Mexico?

There was a limited amount of territory to extend slavery into by


the Missouri Compromise. This would limit the number of new
states that would enter as slave states in the future. Much of the
Spanish Possessions would lie below the established free/slave
boundary if acquired in the future.

12.Could either side be considered the winner in this compromise? Why or


why not?

ANSWERS MAY VARY

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