Question

match the four events below with the reason for their significance to the abolitionist movement. missouri compromise choose wilmot proviso choose attempted to settle debate between proslavery and antislavery forces by addressing slavery in several ways attempted to ban slavery in territory acquired by the mexican cession violated the missouri compromise by allowing a slave state to be admitted from the louisiana territory admitted one slave and one free state at the same time to maintain balance compromise of 1850 kansas - nebraska act choose

Explanation:

• Missouri Compromise: To maintain the balance between slave and free states in the Senate, it admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. So the matching reason is "admitted one slave and one free state at the same time to maintain balance".
• Wilmot Proviso: This proposed legislation aimed to ban slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico (Mexican Cession). So the matching reason is "attempted to ban slavery in territory acquired by the Mexican Cession".
• Compromise of 1850: It had multiple provisions (like California statehood, Fugitive Slave Act, etc.) to address the slavery debate between proslavery and antislavery forces. So the matching reason is "attempted to settle debate between proslavery and antislavery forces by addressing slavery in several ways".
• Kansas - Nebraska Act: It allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, which violated the Missouri Compromise's 36°30′ line by allowing a slave state (potentially) from the Louisiana Territory. So the matching reason is "violated the Missouri Compromise by allowing a slave state to be admitted from the Louisiana Territory".

Answer:

• Missouri Compromise: admitted one slave and one free state at the same time to maintain balance
• Wilmot Proviso: attempted to ban slavery in territory acquired by the Mexican Cession
• Compromise of 1850: attempted to settle debate between proslavery and antislavery forces by addressing slavery in several ways
• Kansas - Nebraska Act: violated the Missouri Compromise by allowing a slave state to be admitted from the Louisiana Territory