The Compromise of 1850

Why did California’s request for statehood raise the issue of slavery in the West?

• It was a slave state

• It was a free state

• It was a neutral state

• It was an independent state

What was the balance of power in the Senate before California's admission?

• 10 free and 20 slave states

• 20 free and 10 slave states

• 15 free and 15 slave states

• 12 free and 18 slave states

What event caused California's population to grow rapidly?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The California Gold Rush

• The Civil War

• The Great Migration

What was one of the issues dividing the country at the time?

• The Industrial Revolution

• A border dispute between Texas and New Mexico

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The War of 1812

What was the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union called?

• Secession

• Revolution

• Migration

• Annexation

Who was furious with the North for failing to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Northerners

• Southerners

• Westerners

• Easterners

What did the Compromise of 1850 aim to address?

• Industrialization

• Slavery in new territories

• Trade tariffs

• Immigration laws

What was the status of California when it requested admission to the Union?

• Slave state

• Free state

• Neutral state

• Independent state

Which of Clay’s five provisions of the compromise would the North disdain?

• Admission of California as a free state

• Stronger fugitive slave law

• Abolition of the slave trade in Washington D.C.

• Popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico

Which of Clay’s five provisions of the compromise would the South appreciate?

• Admission of California as a free state

• Abolition of the slave trade in Washington D.C.

• Stronger fugitive slave law

• Popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico