Which of the Following Occurred in Response to California's Application

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurred in response to California's application for statehood in 1850?

• A) President Taylor called a special session of Congress for the purpose of repealing the Missouri Compromise.
• B) Some southern politicians wanted to postpone California's admission to the Union and make it a slave territory.
• C) Several New England states threatened to secede from the Union if California was admitted as a slave state.
• D) Congress adopted an amendment to the California statehood bill that extended the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific.

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Definitions:

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Skeletal Muscle

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