The Final Version of the Compromise of 1850 Proposed to

question 48

Multiple Choice

The final version of the Compromise of 1850 proposed to

• A)abolish slavery west of the Mississippi River.
• B)admit California as a free state.
• C)admit New Mexico and Utah as slave states.
• D)continue the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
• E)stop federal intervention into slavery issues.

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