The Compromise of 1850

In what year did California ask to join the Union as a free state?

• 1849

• 1850

• 1851

• 1852

Which states wanted to join California as free states?

• Texas, Nevada, and Arizona

• Oregon, Utah, and New Mexico

• Florida, Georgia, and Alabama

• Washington, Idaho, and Montana

What did the Southern states threaten to do due to the power imbalance caused by more states being free?

• Form a new country

• Secede from the Union

• Abolish slavery

• Increase taxes

Who proposed an agreement between the North and the Southern states?

• John C. Calhoun

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

What was John C. Calhoun's stance on the agreement proposed by Henry Clay?

• He supported it

• He was indifferent

• He hated it

• He ignored it

What did John C. Calhoun want to do regarding slavery?

• Abolish it

• Expand it to western territories

• Limit it to the Southern states

• Ignore it

What did the Compromise of 1850 allow California to do?

• Become an independent country

• Enter the Union as a free state

• Enter the Union as a slave state

• Remain a territory

Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Ruffian Voting Act

• Runaway Network Act.

• Southern Slave Regulation Act.