Flashcard on The Compromise of 1850

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Which state joined the United States as a free state under the Compromise of 1850? Options: Utah, Texas, New Mexico, California

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California

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What did the Fugitive Slave Act require of all citizens?

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To help catch escaped enslaved people

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What was banned in Washington, D.C. under the Compromise of 1850?

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Slave trade

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Who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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What was one impact of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

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It helped more people join the anti-slavery movement

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What year did the Civil War begin?

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1861

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Who proposed the Compromise of 1850?

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Henry Clay

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Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 benefitted the South?
California became a free state,
Washington DC would end its slave trade,
Passed strong fugitive slave laws

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Passed strong fugitive slave laws