Question
Which is NOT true of the Compromise of 1850?
A.slaves below the Missouri Compromise line were allowed to decide the status of their slavery
B.there was an equal balance of free states and slave states
C.California joined the Union
D.Northerners were forced to return runaway slaves
A.slaves below the Missouri Compromise line were allowed to decide the status of their slavery
B.there was an equal balance of free states and slave states
C.California joined the Union
D.Northerners were forced to return runaway slaves
Answers
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A. slaves below the Missouri Compromise line were allowed to decide the status of their slavery
This statement is NOT true. The Compromise of 1850 included provisions related to the status of states and territories, but it did not state that slaves below the Missouri Compromise line had the right to decide their status. Instead, it allowed for popular sovereignty in new territories such as Utah and New Mexico, which meant that the residents of those territories would decide the issue of slavery. The Missouri Compromise, established in 1820, set a boundary for slavery that the Compromise of 1850 did not alter.
This statement is NOT true. The Compromise of 1850 included provisions related to the status of states and territories, but it did not state that slaves below the Missouri Compromise line had the right to decide their status. Instead, it allowed for popular sovereignty in new territories such as Utah and New Mexico, which meant that the residents of those territories would decide the issue of slavery. The Missouri Compromise, established in 1820, set a boundary for slavery that the Compromise of 1850 did not alter.