Southern states opposed the Compromise of 1850 because:
A.
It closed western territories to the spread of slavery
B.
It created a high tariff on foreign goods
C.
It allowed popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in the western territories
D.
California was admitted as a free state which gave the North control of Congress
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D. California was admitted as a free state which gave the North control of Congress
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