Compromise of 1850

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What did the Compromise of 1850 allow for the admission of California into the Union as?

A slave state

A neutral state

An undecided state

A free state (correct)

What was the impact of the Compromise of 1850 on the remainder of the Southwest in terms of slavery?

It limited the number of enslaved people in the remainder of the Southwest

It prohibited slavery in the remainder of the Southwest

It opened the remainder of the Southwest to slavery (correct)

It created a neutral stance on slavery in the remainder of the Southwest

What was a significant aspect of the Fugitive Slave Law included in the Compromise of 1850?

It allowed fugitives from slavery to seek asylum in Northern states

It granted freedom to all fugitives from slavery

It required the return of fugitives from slavery to their enslavers (correct)

It abolished the concept of fugitive slaves entirely

What was the overall impact of the Compromise of 1850 on the slavery dispute?

It held the country together for a time, but it satisfied neither side Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason why Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts supported Clay's compromise?

He saw it as a way to preserve the Union Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Fugitive Slave Law outrage many Northerners?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the anger among Free-Soilers in the North due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What did some Northern states do in response to their awareness of the inhumanity of slavery?

They passed personal liberty laws prohibiting cooperation with 'slave catchers' Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Clay and Webster in proposing the Compromise of 1850?

To ease tensions over slavery Signup and view all the answers

What was the effect of newspaper articles on Northerners' attitudes towards the Fugitive Slave Law?

It added fuel to their resistance and led to passing personal liberty laws Signup and view all the answers

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What did the Compromise of 1850 allow for the admission of California into the Union as?

What was the impact of the Compromise of 1850 on the remainder of the Southwest in terms of slavery?

What was a significant aspect of the Fugitive Slave Law included in the Compromise of 1850?

What was the overall impact of the Compromise of 1850 on the slavery dispute?

What was the main reason why Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts supported Clay's compromise?

Why did the Fugitive Slave Law outrage many Northerners?

What was the primary reason for the anger among Free-Soilers in the North due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

What did some Northern states do in response to their awareness of the inhumanity of slavery?

What was the main goal of Clay and Webster in proposing the Compromise of 1850?

What was the effect of newspaper articles on Northerners' attitudes towards the Fugitive Slave Law?

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