Analyze the sectional crisis 1850-1860 — Compromise of 1850 + Fugitive Slave Act + Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852 + Kansas-Nebraska 1854 + Bleeding Kansas + Dred Scott 1857 + Lincoln-Douglas 1858 + John Brown's Harpers Ferry October 1859 — as escalating conflict over slavery's expansion
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~6 min
hist.g8.f.ex_08
Short Answer
Prompt
Name 2 of the 5 components of the Compromise of 1850 + identify which section (North/South/neither) benefited from each.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Names component (CA free / popular sovereignty UT+NM / TX border / DC slave trade ended / FSA strengthened)
- Identifies section benefit
Hints
- The 5 components were carefully balanced to give both sections something.
- FSA was North's concession to South.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Compromise 1850 with Missouri Compromise 1820
Used in lessons