Drag and drop the Civil War Act to its correct positions on slavery, impacts on new states, and the major effects it caused within the United States. (3 points)
Drop target 1 missouri compromise
Drop target 2 compromise of 1850
Drop target 3 kansas nebraska act
1. Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Position on slavery: Allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.
- Impacts on new states: Led to violent clashes and "Bleeding Kansas" as pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers flooded the region to determine the fate of slavery.
- Major effects within the United States: Heightened sectional tensions and further divided the North and South on the issue of slavery.
2. Compromise of 1850
- Position on slavery: Admitted California as a free state, but allowed for the territories of Utah and New Mexico to vote on whether or not to allow slavery.
- Impacts on new states: Balanced the admission of free and slave states to maintain the delicate political balance in Congress.
- Major effects within the United States: Temporarily eased tensions between North and South but also set the stage for further conflict over the expansion of slavery.
3. Missouri Compromise
- Position on slavery: Drew a line across the Louisiana Territory, stating that slavery would be prohibited north of the line (except for Missouri) and allowed south of the line.
- Impacts on new states: Set a precedent for admitting states in pairs (one free, one slave) to maintain the balance of power in Congress.
- Major effects within the United States: Helped to temporarily calm tensions over the issue of slavery but ultimately failed to resolve the underlying conflict.