5.1D: Compromise of 1850

In the mid-1800s, why did hundreds of thousands of people flock to California?

• the lure of striking it rich mining for gold

• the hope of becoming successful sheep herders

• for the better farming and agricultural opportunities

• collection beaver pelts for hat manufacturers back east

In 1849, the balance of free and slave states was threatened by the statehood application of which of the following?

• Nebraska

• Kansas

• California

• Oregon

What is NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

• California is admitted to the Union as a free state

• New Mexico and Utah territories were organized using popular sovereignty

• both the slave trade and slavery were abolished in Washington DC

• a stricter fugitive slave law is enacted

What was one requirement imposed by the bundle of laws known as the Compromise of 1850?

• the transportation of slaves across state lines required the approval of the federal government

• runaway slaves, even those in the north, were required to be returned to their owners under penalty of law

• all slave owners were required to apply for a license from the federal government and provide proof of ownership

• transactions involving the transfer of ownership of slaves required the payment of an additional fee to the federal government

What did the Compromise of 1850 aim to settle?

• uproar over the impact of protective tariffs on the Southern economy

• the conflict over the balance of free and slave states in the United States

• disputes between the United states and Mexico over ownership and control of Texas

• the disputed results of the presidential race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden

In the Compromise of 1850, Texas sold land to the United States that eventually became parts of

• New Mexico, Kansas, Wyoming, and Colorado

• New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah

• New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Colorado

• New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nevada

California was admitted to the Union as a free state, the New Mexico and Utah territories were organized using popular sovereignty, the slave trade was abolished in Washington DC, and a new and more effective fugitive slave law was enacted under with compromise?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Crittenden Compromise

• Compromise of 1877

Which of the following was part of the agreement known as the Compromise of 1850?

• Missouri would be allowed to join the United States as a slave state

• slavery would be illegal in any state north of the Mississippi River

• settlers in the New Mexico and Utah territories would be allowed to vote on whether slavery would be legal in the territories

• new states would be admitted to the United States until there was an equal number of slave and free states

After the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the balance of the number of slave states and free states in the Union was crucial to maintaining peace in Congress. In 1848, that balance was threatened by the statehood application of which of the following?

• Nebraska

• California

• Kansas

• Oregon

Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was admitted to the Union as a free state

• Utah was admitted to the Union as a slave state

• a new Fugitive Slave Act was passed

• Texas agreed to give up claims to most western territories