Question

question 10

which of the following was a provision of the compromise of 1850 that appealed to northerners?

• popular sovereignty in the mexican cession aside from california
• bounties offered on escaped slaves caught in the north
• admission of california into the union as a free state
• a repeal of the ban on the international slave trade

Explanation:

Analyze the Compromise of 1850

Using the Compromise of 1850 knowledge point

• The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 to defuse a political confrontation between slave and free states.
• A key provision that directly appealed to anti-slavery Northerners was the admission of California to the Union as a free state, which permanently tipped the balance of Senate power in favor of the free states.
• Other provisions, such as the Fugitive Slave Act (which penalized those helping escaped slaves) and popular sovereignty in the rest of the Mexican Cession, were concessions to the South or neutral compromises, while the international slave trade ban had already been in place since 1808.

Answer:

• (A) Popular sovereignty in the Mexican Cession aside from California
• (B) Bounties offered on escaped slaves caught in the North
• (C) Admission of California into the Union as a free state (Correct answer)
• (D) A repeal of the ban on the international slave trade