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- Chapter 12 -
THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE AND SLAVERY,
1820 - 1821
Use the map on page 245 of your textbook, The American Pageant, to locate and label the following
cultural features on the blank map provided.
Alabama
Arkansas Territory
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida Territory
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan Territory
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Spain
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon Country
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Unorganized
Territory
Vermont
Virginia
Once you have completed the above, use coloured pencils to colour-code the areas on the map reflect the
following:
o states and territories closed to slavery
o states and territories open to slavery
o states formed as a result of the Missouri Compromise
Next, construct a legend in the blank box located in the lower left-hand corner of the map. Then label the
parallel 36 degrees 30 minutes North on the map. Finally, answer the questions below. (Use the reverseside of this page if you need extra space for your answers.)
Finally, read pages 243 through 245 and answer the following questions:
1.
Define the word compromise.
2.
Explain the key elements of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
3.
How would the formation of states in the Michigan, Arkansas, and Florida territories affect the
balance that the Missouri Compromise tried to maintain.
4. In the long run, which area (free or slave) would most likely benefit the most from expansion?
Why?
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