Question

question 20 of 20
which of these was part of the compromise of 1850?

a. slavery was made illegal in washington, d.c.

b. new mexico and utah became slave states.

c. california was admitted to the united states as a free state.

d. kansas and nebraska were admitted as free states.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option based on the Compromise of 1850:

• Option A: Slavery was not fully abolished in DC; the slave trade was banned, but slavery itself remained. So A is incorrect.
• Option B: New Mexico and Utah were organized as territories with popular sovereignty on slavery, not made slave states. So B is incorrect.
• Option C: California was admitted as a free state as part of the Compromise of 1850. This is correct.
• Option D: Kansas and Nebraska were part of the Kansas - Nebraska Act (1854), not the Compromise of 1850. So D is incorrect.

Answer:

C. California was admitted to the United States as a free state.