Missouri Compromise Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Missouri Compromise? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Why did Henry Clay get most of the credit for the Compromise?
He demanded it.
His shady backroom deals were the driving force behind the bill's passage.
His ability to squash resistance forced the bill to pass.
His ability to reach across the aisle and to settle disputes was instrumental.
Q. Why did Rufus King get involved in this mess?
He felt the U.S. didn't need any more states.
His own glory.
As a mechanism to revive his fallen Federalist Party.
He was bored.
Q. What was Pinkney's primary motivator in supporting Missouri as a slave state?
His home state of Maryland was a slave state.
He was a vicious and violent racist.
He just wanted to stick it to Rufus King.
He felt it would boost his personal stock to be on the winning side.
Q. How did Henry Clay unintentional force the issue of Missouri?
By agitating for an increase in the number of slave states
Through his corrupt practices in gaming the system of adding new states
By attempting to limit the number of states that could join the Union
By advocating for policies supporting Manifest Destiny, which drove increased settlement in western territories and caused the issue of additional states to arise much more rapidly than it might have otherwise
Q. How did Clay earn his moniker the Great Compromiser?
He stole it from the guy who actually did all the compromising.
His supporters gave it to him despite his constant efforts to stall the compromise.
He felt the Pretty Good Compromiser was insufficient.
For his role in moderating and brokering a deal during the Second Missouri Compromise.