Question
Why did Americans believe that the Compromise of 1850 resolved divisions over enslavement?
Responses
It allowed new states to determine if they permitted enslavement.
It allowed new states to determine if they permitted enslavement.
It made the majority of people happy.
It made the majority of people happy.
It allowed Congress to interfere in the domestic slave trade.
It allowed Congress to interfere in the domestic slave trade.
It removed the Fugitive Slave Law that caused so many divisions.
It removed the Fugitive Slave Law that caused so many divisions.
Responses
It allowed new states to determine if they permitted enslavement.
It allowed new states to determine if they permitted enslavement.
It made the majority of people happy.
It made the majority of people happy.
It allowed Congress to interfere in the domestic slave trade.
It allowed Congress to interfere in the domestic slave trade.
It removed the Fugitive Slave Law that caused so many divisions.
It removed the Fugitive Slave Law that caused so many divisions.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**It allowed new states to determine if they permitted enslavement.**
The Compromise of 1850 included provisions that gave the territories of New Mexico and Utah the ability to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, which was seen as a way to appease both pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions by promoting the idea of popular sovereignty. This was one of the major points that led many Americans to believe that the compromise would help resolve the divisions over slavery.
**It allowed new states to determine if they permitted enslavement.**
The Compromise of 1850 included provisions that gave the territories of New Mexico and Utah the ability to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, which was seen as a way to appease both pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions by promoting the idea of popular sovereignty. This was one of the major points that led many Americans to believe that the compromise would help resolve the divisions over slavery.