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QuizMultiple Choice

Slavery and the West

Question 17 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

Douglas split Clay’s Plan into five separate bills which together became known as ____________ .

Answer
A
The Missouri Compromise
B
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
The Compromise of 1850
D
The Wilmot Proviso

Explanation

Henry Clay proposed a plan to address disputes over slavery and the territories. Stephen Douglas divided the plan into five separate bills, which together became known as the Compromise of 1850. The correct choice is “The Compromise of 1850.”

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