Question
Organize the following compromises over slavery in chronological order from earliest to
latest, beginning from the top.
Compromise of 1850, which attempted to balance free and slave state interests
Missouri Compromise of 1820, establishing a geographic boundary for slavery
Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. which introduced popular sovereignty on slavery
latest, beginning from the top.
Compromise of 1850, which attempted to balance free and slave state interests
Missouri Compromise of 1820, establishing a geographic boundary for slavery
Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. which introduced popular sovereignty on slavery
Answers
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1. Northwest Ordinance of 1787 — prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory
2. Missouri Compromise of 1820 — established a geographic boundary (36°30') for slavery
3. Compromise of 1850 — attempted to balance free and slave state interests (included Fugitive Slave Act, California admitted as free)
4. Kansas‑Nebraska Act of 1854 — introduced popular sovereignty on slavery (effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise)
2. Missouri Compromise of 1820 — established a geographic boundary (36°30') for slavery
3. Compromise of 1850 — attempted to balance free and slave state interests (included Fugitive Slave Act, California admitted as free)
4. Kansas‑Nebraska Act of 1854 — introduced popular sovereignty on slavery (effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise)