The Compromise of 1850 failed to to ease

Question

tensions over slavery by allowing for
popular sovereignty. What was the result of
the Compromise of 1850?
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It forced
enslaved
people who
had
escaped to
be returned
to a slave
state.
It reopened
the debate
over the
border
between
free and
slave states.
It upheld
the efforts
of the
compromis
e to
maintain an
equal
balance of
free and
slave states.
It expanded
slavery to
the
northern
free states.

Answer 1

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of legislative measures aimed at resolving the growing tensions between slave and free states. While it intended to ease these tensions, it ultimately had several significant consequences, some of which led to increased conflict.

The most notable result of the Compromise of 1850 was:

It forced enslaved people who had escaped to be returned to a slave state.

This is primarily due to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, which required that escaped enslaved people be returned to their enslavers, even if they were found in free states. This law angered many in the North and contributed to rising tensions over slavery.

The other options mentioned either do not accurately reflect the outcomes of the Compromise or are less significant effects than the reestablishment of the fugitive slave laws. The Compromise did touch upon border issues and maintained some level of balance in the Senate, but it ultimately made the slavery debate more contentious.