USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

COMPROMISE OF 1850

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What Northern Senator supported the Compromise of 1850 despite opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act?
A
Henry Clay
B
Daniel Webster
C
John C. Calhoun
D
Charles Sumner
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Who Was Responsible for The Compromise of 1850? Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky, a leading statesman and member of the Whig Party known as “The Great Compromiser” for his work on the Missouri Compromise, was the primary creator of the Missouri Compromise.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the end, the north refused to enforce it. Massachusetts even called for its nullification, stealing an argument from John C. Calhoun. Northerners claimed the law was unfair.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1850 Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky introduced a package of compromise measures to relieve the sectional tensions created by territorial expansion.

Detailed explanation-4: -U.S. President Zachary Taylor served during a divisive debate over the issue of slavery. In this lesson, we will learn why Taylor opposed the Compromise of 1850.

Detailed explanation-5: -This law was pro-slavery; it gave controlling force to the Southern states and slave owners. It was passed to help settle the turmoil between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions, but it only postponed the inevitable Civil War.

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