The Position in 1850 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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What percentage of the US population did black Americans represent in 1850?
What percentage of the US population did black Americans represent in 1850?
15.7%
How many black Americans were enslaved in 1850?
How many black Americans were enslaved in 1850?
3.2 million
What did white Americans call slavery because it was unique to certain states?
What did white Americans call slavery because it was unique to certain states?
The peculiar institution
Under the three-fifths compromise, how was each enslaved person counted for representation?
Under the three-fifths compromise, how was each enslaved person counted for representation?
As 3/5 of a free person
How many bales of cotton did the South produce out of the US total in 1859?
How many bales of cotton did the South produce out of the US total in 1859?
3.5 million of 4.25 million
Where did cotton cultivation begin before expanding westward?
Where did cotton cultivation begin before expanding westward?
Virginia and the Carolinas
What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 admit alongside Missouri as a slave state?
What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 admit alongside Missouri as a slave state?
Maine as a free state
How was California admitted to the Union under the Compromise of 1850?
How was California admitted to the Union under the Compromise of 1850?
As a free state
Why did northern white workers oppose slavery's expansion into new territories?
Why did northern white workers oppose slavery's expansion into new territories?
They feared competing with enslaved labor
How many senators was each state allotted in the US Senate?
How many senators was each state allotted in the US Senate?
Two