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Under the Compromise of 1850, which territories were able to choose by popular sovereignty whether or not to allow slavery?

A.
Oregon and Washington
B.
Kansas and Nebraska
C.
New Mexico and Utah
D.
New Mexico, Utah, and California

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C. New Mexico and Utah

Under the Compromise of 1850, the territories of New Mexico and Utah were given the option to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.

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