1. What prompted the need for the Compromise of 1850?
2. Identify at least 2 parts of the Compromise of 1850
3. What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why was it significant?
4. What was the Supreme Court's verdict in the Dred Scott case? Why was it significant?
5.Here are short excerpts with main ideas from the readings: Defenses of Slavery (Links to an external site.) As you listen to the discussion, read the excerpts. Identify at least one specific argument defending slavery besides the one you read for last class. Identify the author and explain the basic argument in favor of slave labor. Provide a specific example to support your answer. Ex. According to John C. Calhoun,