Question

tensions mount throughout the first half of the 1800s tensions mounted between northern and southern states over the issue of slavery. to prevent conflict. congress attempted a strategy of appeasement. appeasement means to try to keep both sides happy in a conflict. with compromises like the missouri compromise of 1820 and the compromise of 1850, conflict was prevented, but tensions continued to rise until the start of the civil war in 1861. what was a compromise used by congress to prevent conflict between northern and southern states over slavery? the lincoln proviso the compromise of 1850 the new york amendment

Explanation:

The text mentions Congress used compromises like the Compromise of 1850 to prevent conflict over slavery. The Lincoln Proviso was a failed attempt to ban slavery in new territories, not a compromise. The New York Amendment is not a recognized slavery-related compromise.

Answer:

the Compromise of 1850