Southern states opposed the Compromise of 1850 because:

A.

California was admitted as a free state which gave the North control of Congress

B.

It closed western territories to the spread of slavery

C.

It allowed popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in the western territories

D.

It created a high tariff on foreign goods

1 answer

C. It allowed popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in the western territories
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