Impact of the Compromise of 1850

Medium Period 5: 1844–1877 Compromise Of 1850

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of legislative measures intended to ease tensions between Northern and Southern states regarding the issue of slavery. This set of compromises included provisions such as admitting California as a free state, creating Utah and New Mexico territories with the question of slavery determined by popular sovereignty, and enacting a stricter Fugitive Slave Act. Which of the following statements accurately reflects one of the impacts of the Compromise of 1850?

It abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.

It effectively split the Democratic Party into Northern and Southern factions.

It led to a decrease in sectional conflict between the North and South.

It allowed for the transcontinental railroad to be constructed without regard to slavery.

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