USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

COMPROMISE OF 1850

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Compromise of 1850 was a temporary truce between the North and South about slavery expansion.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ultimately, the Compromise did not resolve the issue of slavery’s expansion; instead, the fiery rhetoric surrounding the Compromise further polarized the North and the South.

Detailed explanation-2: -Compromise of 1850, in U.S. history, a series of measures proposed by the “great compromiser, ” Sen. Henry Clay of Kentucky, and passed by the U.S. Congress in an effort to settle several outstanding slavery issues and to avert the threat of dissolution of the Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Compromise of 1850 was a series of measures passed by the U.S. Congress in an effort to settle regional disagreements over the state of American slavery. The conflict involved the admission of new states and territories to the U.S.-and, more specifically, whether they would be admitted as “free” or “slave” states.

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