MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Question
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Which law was not included in the Compromise of 1850?
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California was admitted into the Union as a free state to please the North.
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All slaves must be freed from their owners.
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People in New Mexico and Utah could vote on whether to allow slavery in their states or not.
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The Fugitive Slave Law.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except postponing a decision on the question of slavery in the California territory. California was admitted as a free state in the compromise. All other choices were part of the compromise.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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