The Compromise of 1850
a. passed easily with the endorsement of Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster
b. finally became law only after President Taylor endorsed it
c. became law after Senator Douglas maneuvered it through Congress
d. failed to pass because of the opposition of powerful senators
e. all of these choices.
ANS: C
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