Which of These Was Not a Part of the Compromise

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of these was not a part of the Compromise of 1850?

• A) California would join the Union as a free state.
• B) Slave auctions would be banned in the nation's capital.
• C) Congress passed a tougher Fugitive Slave Law.
• D) Texas would get $10 million but would have to stop trying to sway New Mexico toward adopting slavery.
• E) New Mexico and Utah could have slaves as long as they remained territories, but when they became states, slavery would end.

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