Read the text describing the Compromise of 1850 and answer the question

Question

The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. In 1849 California requested permission to enter the Union as a free state, potentially upsetting the balance between the free and slave states in the U.S. Senate. Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South.
— Library of Congress

What was the effect of the Compromise of 1850?

A.
It created discriminatory Jim Crow laws throughout the country.

B.
It established military governments throughout the South.

C.
It lessened tensions enough to delay war between the states.

D.
It caused Southern states to immediately secede from the Union.

Answer 1

C. It lessened tensions enough to delay war between the states.