
Compromise of 1850
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- Q1Who is the person credited with creating this compromise?Abraham LincolnDaniel WebsterHenry ClayJohn Calhoun30s
- Q2How long was this debated in Congress?9 months4 months8 weeks8 months30s
- Q3What did Texas receive from Congress for giving up their claim to the land in the New Mexico Territory?$10 billion$10 million$10 thousand$100 thousand30s
- Q4According to the website, "The territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah would be organized without mention of slavery." What does this mean?States would get to decide whether to be a free or slaveStates must be slaveStates don't have a sayStates must be free60s
- Q5Washington D.C. could still practice slavery, but could not...Trade SlavesDeport SlavesExecute slavesImport slaves30s
- Q6What happened to California when it wanted to enter the union?Entered as a free stateEntered as a slave stateCould not enter the union30s
- Q7This "Act" required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves. It denied a fugitive's right to a jury trial.Fugitive Free Persons ActFugitive Person ActFugitive Slave Act30s
- Q8What impact did the Compromise of 1850 have on the nation?It divided the nationAbolitionism grewThe South left the Union30s