Compromise of 1850

Which state wanted to join the Union as a free state?

• California

• Michigan

• Washington

• Georgia

Answer explanation

California wanted to join the Union as a free state, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?

• Fugitive Dog Acts

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Abolition Act of 1850

Answer explanation

The correct law that compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South was the Fugitive Slave Act.

As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would the remaining territory from the Mexican Cession be decided?

• The Senate would vote

• The House of Representatives would vote

• The President would vote

• Popular sovereignty

Answer explanation

As part of the Compromise of 1850, the remaining territory from the Mexican Cession would be decided through popular sovereignty, allowing the residents to determine the status of slavery in those areas.

Why was the South against California entering the union?

• California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate

• California wanted to be a slave state

• California was the scene of violence and bloodshed

Answer explanation

California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate

What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?

• Allowing California in as a free state

• Ending the slave trade in Washington DC

• using popular sovereignty to decide Utah and New Mexico

• the stricter Fugitive Slave Act

Answer explanation

The stricter Fugitive Slave Act upset the North the most as part of the Compromise of 1850.

California entered the Union as a free state while southwest territories would decide the slavery issue themselves.

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

Answer explanation

California entered the Union as a free state while southwest territories would decide the slavery issue themselves, which was part of the Compromise of 1850.

The term means that people in the state would VOTE to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state.

• independent choice

• popular sovereignty

• popular election

Answer explanation

The term 'popular sovereignty' means that people in the state would vote to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state, highlighting the correct choice.

This law left it to the white citizens of the territory to decide whether that territory would be a free or slave territory.

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Emancipation Proclomation

Answer explanation

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed white citizens to determine if the territory would be free or slave, making it the correct choice.

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the Compromise of 1850?

• California joins as a free state.

• Ended selling of slaves in Washington D.C. 

• Maine was admitted as a free state.

• A new Fugitive Slave Act was passed.

Answer explanation

Maine was admitted as a free state, which is not a condition of the Compromise of 1850.

What was the main reason for the Compromise of 1850?

• To end the Civil War

• To create a new constitution

• To establish a new national bank

• To resolve the issue of slavery in new territories