Which of the following statements is true of the Compromise of 1850?
a. It delayed the Civil War but did little to settle slavery's future.
b. It provided the South with ten years to prepare for secession.
c. It gained support in California with its provision to allow slavery there.
d. It decreased sectional tensions by strengthening the Fugitive Slave Law.
e. It enjoyed widespread support in the North because it added Maine to the Union as a free states.
Ans: a. It delayed the Civil War but did little to settle slavery's future.
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