In Addition to the Specifics of Its Conditions, What Was

question 81

Multiple Choice

In addition to the specifics of its conditions, what was the lasting significance of the Compromise of 1850?

• A) It won the support even of extremists on both sides of the debate and would serve as an ideal model for settlements through the modern era.
• B) The word "compromise" proved ironic, for the Civil War erupted almost immediately due to its passage and the divisions it initiated.
• C) Rather than a true example of factions making concessions, it was an evasive truce that postponed secession and civil war for a time.
• D) Although anti-slavery groups failed to find it to be adequate, it greatly altered the position of the group known as the fire-eaters or Ultras on the issue of slavery.
• E) It would make South Carolina far less likely to secede from the Union than other southern states and, thus, delay the onset of civil war.

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