What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850 in the context of the road to the Civil War?(1 point)

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A) It established a new system of government that favored the North over the South.
A) It established a new system of government that favored the North over the South.

B) It included a letter to Abraham Lincoln, encouraging him to continue in his fight for the abolition of slavery.
B) It included a letter to Abraham Lincoln, encouraging him to continue in his fight for the abolition of slavery.

C) It reduced tensions between European powers by defining territories in Africa.
C) It reduced tensions between European powers by defining territories in Africa.

D) It included the Fugitive Slave Act, which further inflamed tensions between the North and South.
D) It included the Fugitive Slave Act, which further inflamed tensions between the North and South.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

D) It included the Fugitive Slave Act, which further inflamed tensions between the North and South.

The Compromise of 1850 was significant because it attempted to address the divisions between free and slave states, but the inclusion of the Fugitive Slave Act, which mandated that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, angered many in the North and heightened sectional tensions, contributing to the events that led up to the Civil War.