EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Question
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The Compromise of 1850 provided for all of the following EXCEPT:
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California was admitted as a free state
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a tougher Fugitive Slave Law
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slavery was prohibited in all territories north of the 36’30 parallel
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popular sovereignty was extended to the Utah and New Mexico territories
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In February 1820, the Senate added a second part to the joint statehood bill: With the exception of Missouri, slavery would be banned in all of the former Louisiana Purchase lands north of the 36º 30’ latitude, which ran along Missouri’s southern border.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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