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Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 4 • LPS US History I (CR) - MP2

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

Answer
A
The territories could decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery.
B
The territories would all be free soil.
C
The territories would all allow slavery.

Explanation

The Compromise of 1850 used popular sovereignty for the territories acquired from Mexico, meaning their residents would decide whether to allow slavery. So the correct choice is that the territories could decide for themselves. It did not make all of them free or require all of them to allow slavery.

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