Which of the Following Was Not One of the Issues

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not one of the issues leading to the Compromise of 1850?

• A) Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
• B) The Dred Scott ruling
• C) The policy regarding slavery in the territories
• D) The balance between slave states and free states
• E) The sale of slaves in the District of Columbia

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