USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
-California becomes a free state.-Strict fugitive slave law adopted.-Slave trade, but not slavery, banned in District of Columbia.-New states in the Southwest could vote to have slavery.-Texas’ debt paid in exchange for adjustment of the Texas boundary.Which congressional action is described above?
A
Tariff Act
B
Compromise of 1850
C
Missouri Compromise
D
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The compromise set Texas’ modern-day border and ceded its western and northernmost territory to the U.S. in exchange for $10 million. Austin, TX, November 25, 2021-This Thanksgiving marks the 171st anniversary of the compromise that shaped the boundary between Texas and its neighbor, New Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 made the hunting down of escaped slaves, even in free states, fully legal. To abolitionists, this represented a huge blow to their efforts. Not only had the federal government endorsed slavery, but it had also committed to preserving the institution indefinitely.

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