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What did the Compromise of 1850 allow for the admission of California into the Union as?
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?
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?
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?
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?
What was the main reason why Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts supported Clay's compromise?
Why did the Fugitive Slave Law outrage many Northerners?
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 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 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 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?
What was the effect of newspaper articles on Northerners' attitudes towards the Fugitive Slave Law?
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