The Most Alarming Aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to Northerners

question 36

Multiple Choice

The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners was the concession to the South concerning

• A) slavery in the District of Columbia.
• B) slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories.
• C) the revised, more stringent and coercive Fugitive Slave Law.
• D) settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute.
• E) continuation of the interstate slave trade.

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Definitions:

Protection

An alternative term for trade protection; policies that limit imports.

Foreign Trade

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Import Tariffs

Taxes imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

Quotas

Quotas are government-imposed trade restrictions that limit the number or monetary value of goods that can be imported or exported during a specific time period.