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| What is the date for the Missouri Compromise? |
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| The date for the Missouri Compromise is 1820. |
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| In 1811, how many states were "free" states and how many were "slave" states? |
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| There were 11 "free" states and 11 "slave" states. |
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| What did it mean to be a "free" state? |
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| To be a "free" state was to be a Northern state. |
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| What did it mean to be a "slave" state? |
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| To be a "slave" state was to be a Southern state. |
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| There was __________ representation in Congress on slavery. |
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| There was equal representation in Congress on slavery. |
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| How did Missouri want to enter the United States? |
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| Missouri wanted to be a slave state. |
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| What was the Missouri Compromise? |
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| Missouri could be a slave state if the new state of Maine was a "free" state. Also, there would not be any slave states north of 36 degrees latitude. |
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| Why is Roanoke called the "Lost Colony"? |
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| When John White arrived with supplies from England, he found that all the colonists were missing. |
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| When did the Mayflower land at Plymouth? |
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| The Mayflower landed at Plymouth in 1620. |
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| Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island. |
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| List all the original thirteen colonies. |
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| The thirteen colonies are: Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Conneticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. |
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