Compromise of 1850 True or False

1.	How did Stephen Douglas help get the Compromise of 1850 passed? -> His rousing speech on March 7, 1850 convinced many senators to get on board with the Compromise. True False
2.	What was the most memorable idea(s) from Daniel Webster's famous speech defending the Compromise to the Senate? -> Banning the slave trade in D.C. was necessary, because it was shameful to have such practices happening in the nation's capital. True False
3.	Why was Texas preparing their military forces during the debate over the Compromise? -> The New Mexico territory was claiming to have the best barbecue. True False
4.	Why did Stephen Douglas have to get involved in passing the Compromise of 1850? -> Because Henry Clay's omnibus bill failed to pass in the Senate. True False
5.	What did a group of southerners do during the debate over the Compromise because they were worried that slavery's expansion would be rejected? -> They gathered southerners to rush to western territory and establish plantations there with slavery before Congress could ban it. True False

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