Question

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect the issues of expansion?
Responses

It called for a halt on expansion until the divisions over enslavement were resolved.
It called for a halt on expansion until the divisions over enslavement were resolved.

It failed to solve the border issues among territories gained from the Mexican-American War.
It failed to solve the border issues among territories gained from the Mexican-American War.

It allowed Mexico to hold onto the territory of California, keeping it from becoming a new state.
It allowed Mexico to hold onto the territory of California, keeping it from becoming a new state.

It allowed the territories gained in the Mexican-American War to become states.

Answer 1

The Compromise of 1850 allowed the territories gained in the Mexican-American War to become states. This compromise aimed to balance the interests of slave and free states and included measures such as admitting California as a free state, while allowing the territories of New Mexico and Utah to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty. This approach attempted to address the contentious issue of slavery expansion into newly acquired territories but ultimately did not resolve the underlying tensions between the North and South.