MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Question
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Which items were part of the Compromise of 1850? (Choose 4)
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Texas gave up its claim to the New Mexico Territory, but received $10 million in compensation.
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The territories of Kansas and Nebraska chose whether or not to allow slavery.
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A strong Fugitive Slave Act was passed
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Slavery continued in Washington D.C., but the slave trade was prohibited there
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The territories of Utah and New Mexico chose whether or not to allow slavery
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It had secured the type of fugitive slave law it had long demanded, and although California came in as a free state, it elected proslavery representatives. Moreover, New Mexico and Utah enacted slave codes, technically opening the territories to slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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