The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California
A. as a slave state.
B. along with a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
C. along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad.
D. as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states.
E. with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years.
Answer: B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. a lawyer from Massachusetts B. a merchant from Virginia C. a Scot tenant farmer from the Carolinas D. a Baptist minister from Virginia