The Compromise of 1850 Allowed for the Admission of California

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California as a

• A)slave state.
• B)free state,along with a strengthened fugitive slave law.
• C)slave state,along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad.
• D)free state,with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years.
• E)free state,along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states.

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