What were causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act 2023/2024 passed
What were causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska ActCauses of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act- - correct answer 1)Not sure if new states entering the US should be free or slave. 2)Need to keep balance in Congress. Effects of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act- - correct answer 1) California entered as a free state 2) New Mexico and Utah were allowed to use popular sovereignty (people would vote whether free or slave) 3) Texas and New Mexico resolved border dispute (TX received $10 million to pay debt to Mexico) 4) Slave trade abolished in Washington D.C. 5) The Fugitive Slave Act made any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. (Most controversial part!! Increase abolitionist efforts)
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