The map of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 shows free states, slave states, and areas open to be free or slave.

Question

Map of the United States showing comparative area of the free and slave states after the Kansas Nebraska Act. Slave states are green. Free states and California are pink. Territories to the west are yellow.
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How is the Compromise of 1850 reflected in the map?

The Compromise of 1850 upheld the Missouri Compromise.
California was admitted as a free state.
It ensured that the number of free and slave states was equal.
Kansas was admitted as a slave state.

Answer 1

The correct reflection of the Compromise of 1850 in the context of the map you described is: California was admitted as a free state.

The Compromise of 1850 included several measures, one of which was the admission of California as a free state. This was significant as it affected the balance of power between free and slave states in the Senate. The other options mentioned do not accurately reflect the outcomes of the Compromise of 1850—particularly, the Compromise did not uphold the Missouri Compromise nor did it ensure that the number of free and slave states remained equal, and Kansas was not admitted as a slave state at that time.