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:

Negotiable Instruments

Financial instruments, such as checks, promissory notes, and bills of exchange, that contain an unconditional promise or order to pay a specified amount of money and are transferable by endorsement.

UCC

All commercial exchanges in the United States are regulated by the comprehensive legal framework known as the Uniform Commercial Code.

Third Party

An entity that is not directly involved in a legal transaction or agreement but may be affected by it or have an interest in it.

Negotiable

Refers to a document or contract containing a promise to pay a specified amount, which can be transferred or sold to another party.