USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -To pacify slave-state politicians, who would have objected to the imbalance created by adding another free state, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. Of all the bills that made up the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was the most controversial. It required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The North was pleased by the admission of California as a free state. Finally, the free states would have the political majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Northerners also approved banning the slave trade in Washington DC.

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: -Answer and Explanation: The Fugitive Slave Act of the Compromise of 1850 most angered Northerners. Although a Fugitive Slave Act had been part of the Constitution since its implementation in 1789, the 1850 Act went further, requiring that all Americans were responsible to turn in runaway slaves.