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QuizMultiple Choice

Slavery and the West

Question 1 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

Which of following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?

Answer
A
Slavery would be abolished in Washington D.C.
B
The Federal government would support a fugitive slave law.
C
California was to be a free-state.
D
New Mexico - Texas border would be drawn in favor of New Mexico.

Explanation

The Compromise of 1850 ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C., but it did not abolish slavery there. It also admitted California as a free state, strengthened enforcement of the fugitive slave law, and settled the Texas–New Mexico boundary largely in New Mexico’s favor. So the statement that slavery would be abolished in Washington, D.C., was not part of the compromise.

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