How did Stephen Douglas's Compromise of 1850 differ from the earlier version proposed by Henry Clay in his omnibus bill?
A) Douglas removed any references to the Wilmot Proviso with regard to the issue of California
and New Mexico statehood.
B) Douglas added a provision that banned the slave trade in the nation's capital.
C) Douglas broke up Clay's bill into five separate pieces of legislation that were approved
separately.
D) Douglas decided to let the Republic of Texas keeps its disputed territory on its western border
with New Mexico.
C
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A. an attempt to gain a foothold in the New World. B. an assault against Catholicism. C. an honorable crusade against Muslim warships. D. revenge for their naval defeat in 1588.
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