Question

Select whether each statement is True or False

(3 points)
True False
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 and put escaped slaves at risk.


The Kansas-Nebraska Act divided the territory east of Missouri into two states and repealed the Compromise of 1850.


The Compromise of 1850 addressed the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. As a result, California admitted as a free state.

Answer 1

1. The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 and put escaped slaves at risk. — True

2. The Kansas-Nebraska Act divided the territory east of Missouri into two states and repealed the Compromise of 1850. — False
- (It created the Kansas and Nebraska territories west of Missouri and repealed the Missouri Compromise, not the Compromise of 1850.)

3. The Compromise of 1850 addressed the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. As a result, California admitted as a free state. — True