The Only Part of the Compromise of 1850 Strongly Supported

question 12

Multiple Choice

The only part of the Compromise of 1850 strongly supported by the South was __________.

• A) throwing open Indian Territory to slavery
• B) postponing a determination of the boundaries of Texas
• C) admission of California to the Union as a slave state
• D) the enactment of a Fugitive Slave Law

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