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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 4 • RS AZ-US History A

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico?

Answer
A
The territories could decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
B
The territories would all be free soil
C
The territories would all allow slavery.

Explanation

The Compromise of 1850 applied popular sovereignty to the territories acquired from Mexico: settlers there would decide whether to allow slavery. So the correct choice is “The territories could decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.”

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