What prompted Congress to come up with the Compromise of 1850? a. A battled that broke out along the Kansas-Nebraska border.  b. Grant and Lincoln's criticism of western expansion and the Mexican-American War.   c. The debate over pro-expansionists and anti-imperialists.  d. The debate and uncertainty of California entering as a free state or slave state.

Which were part of the Compromise of 1850? (pick 3)A.California would become a free stateB.the sale of slaves would end in Washington D. C. , but not the ownership or practice of slaveryC.The Fugitive Slave Act was passedD.the South left the United States and the Civil War started

What was a key feature of the Compromise of 1850?

After the Mexican War, the United States gained a large portion of new land. In an attempt to decide whether these new territories would be slave states or free states, Congress passed A. the Northwest Ordinance. B. the Compromise of 1850. C. the Kansas-Nebraska Act. D. the Missouri Compromise.

What event began in 1848 within what is now the state of California? It resulted in the need for the Compromise of 1850 to be written.A.Civil WarB.Mexican American WarC.Kansas Nebraska ActD.gold rush

1. the agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a state without slavery. These agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and creating a stronger law targeting fugitives from slavery. A:A. Compromise of 1850 B:B. faction C:C. Kansas-Nebraska Act D:D. UnionTurn In2. a proposal made in 1846 to prohibit slavery in the territory added to the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War A:A. confront B:B. Missouri Compromise C:C. Union D:D. Wilmot ProvisoTurn In3. a Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional A:A. ensure B:B. Dred Scott decision C:C. Lincoln-Douglas debates D:D. UnionTurn In4. an agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state with slavery and Maine was admitted as a state without slavery A:A. fugitive B:B. Dred Scott decision C:C. faction D:D. Missouri CompromiseTurn In5. an act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories A:A. Wilmot Proviso B:B. Kansas-Nebraska Act C:C. Missouri Compromise D:D. factionTurn In6. a person who flees or tries to escape (for example, from slavery) A:A. fugitive B:B. Lincoln-Douglas debates C:C. Compromise of 1850 D:D. Missouri CompromiseTurn In7. a series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were candidates in the Illinois race for U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue A:A. confront B:B. fugitive C:C. Lincoln-Douglas debates D:D. UnionTurn In8. the United States as one nation united under a single government. During the Civil War, “the Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North. A:A. Compromise of 1850 B:B. Union C:C. ensure D:D. Missouri CompromiseTurn In