Question

use your completed reading guide to answer the question. which statement was not a provision in the compromise of 1850? california would be admitted as a free state. the united states would not assume responsibility for texass pre - war debt. the slave trade would be abolished in washington, d.c. congress would pass a new and tougher fugitive slave law.

Explanation:

The Compromise of 1850 included California as a free state, abolished the slave trade (not slavery itself) in Washington D.C., and created a stricter fugitive slave law. A key provision was that the U.S. would assume Texas's pre-war debt in exchange for Texas ceding some territory, making the opposite statement incorrect.

Answer:

The United States would not assume responsibility for Texas's pre-war debt.