Compromise of 1850 and Slavery

What was the primary purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

• To resolve the issue of slavery permanently

• To act as a temporary truce on the issue of slavery

• To expand the United States' territory

• To abolish slavery in all states

Which state was admitted to the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?

• Texas

• New Mexico

• California

• Utah

What did the new Fugitive Slave Act under the Compromise of 1850 require?

• It allowed states to decide on slavery

• It compelled citizens of free states to assist in capturing enslaved people

• It abolished slavery in Washington, D.C.

• It admitted new states to the Union

What was outlawed in Washington, D.C., under the Compromise of 1850?

• Slavery

• Slave trade

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Mexican Cession

Which territories were allowed to decide on the issue of slavery under the Compromise of 1850?

• Texas and California

• Utah and New Mexico

• Washington, D.C., and California

• Arizona and Nevada

What was the result of the fiery rhetoric surrounding the Compromise of 1850?

• It resolved the issue of slavery

• It further polarized the North and the South

• It led to the abolition of slavery

• It expanded the United States' territory

What did the United States gain at the end of the Mexican-American War?

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Mexican Cession

• The abolition of slavery

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

• A proposal to ban slavery in any new territory acquired from Mexico

• A treaty to end the Mexican-American War

• A law to establish new states in the Mexican Cession

• A plan to build a railroad across the United States

Who introduced the Wilmot Proviso?

• David Wilmot

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

Who was elected president in 1848?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Zachary Taylor

• Andrew Jackson

• James Polk