Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
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Which of the following pairs of measures were both included in the Compromise of 1850?

A.Admission of California as a free state and a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act
B.Repeal of the Missouri Compromise and popular sovereignty in Kansas
C.Abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C., and federal funding for colonization
D.Extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific and admission of Texas as two states

Explanation

Core Concept

The compromise paired a free California with a harsher federal fugitive slave law. The trade-off was engineered by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas.

Correct Answer

AAdmission of California as a free state and a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act

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