SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
SOUTHERN SECESSION
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Question
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The final version of the Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except which?
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The sale of slaves would end in the District of Columbia.
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California would be a free state.
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The sale of slaves would end in the state of Washington.
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New Mexico would become a territory and would be allowed to choose whether it should be a free or slave state.
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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: -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-3: -Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850? New Mexico and Utah could have slaves as long as they remained territories, but slavery would end when they become states.
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