USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

COMPROMISE OF 1850

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement BEST describes the impact of the Compromise of 1850?
A
The compromise resolved the issues between the North and South until the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed.
B
The compromise kept the North and South together for a little longer, and the Gadsden Purchase decreased tensions between them.
C
The compromise resolved the issues between the North and South until the Gadsden Purchase was approved.
D
The compromise kept the North and South together for a little longer, but the Fugitive Slave Act increased tensions between them.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Which statement best describes the impact of the Compromise of 1850? The compromise kept the North and the South together for a little longer, but the Fugitive Slave Act increased tensions between them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Compromise of 1850 The passage of the Fugitive Slave Acts resulted in many free blacks being illegally captured and sold into slavery. One famous case concerned Solomon Northup, a freeborn black musician who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement best explains how the Compromise of 1850 attempted to resolve debates over the expansion of slavery? California joined the United States as a free state, but slavery could spread in southwestern territories.

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