What event began in 1848 within what is now the state of California? It resulted in the need for the Compromise of 1850 to be written.A.Civil WarB.Mexican American WarC.Kansas Nebraska ActD.gold rush

What prompted Congress to come up with the Compromise of 1850? a. A battled that broke out along the Kansas-Nebraska border.  b. Grant and Lincoln's criticism of western expansion and the Mexican-American War.   c. The debate over pro-expansionists and anti-imperialists.  d. The debate and uncertainty of California entering as a free state or slave state.

Which were part of the Compromise of 1850? (pick 3)A.California would become a free stateB.the sale of slaves would end in Washington D. C. , but not the ownership or practice of slaveryC.The Fugitive Slave Act was passedD.the South left the United States and the Civil War started

Reaching an agreement on the admission of California as a state ultimately required which of the following?Select one:political compromise to retain the balance in Congresshighlight_offacquisition of territory to continue Manifest Destinyhighlight_offmoral legislation to limit the spread of slaveryhighlight_offcompetition between political parties to seize national controlhighlight_offExcerpt from The Constitution and the Union, Part 1 by Daniel Webster, 1847May, 1846, the United States declared war against Mexico. Her armies, then on the frontiers, entered the provinces of that republic, met and defeated all her troops, penetrated her mountain passes, and occupied her capital. The marine force of the United States took possession of her forts and her towns on the Atlantic and on the Pacific. In less than two years a treaty was negotiated, by which Mexico ceded to the United States a vast territory, extending seven or eight hundred miles along the shores of the Pacific, and reaching back over the mountains, and across the desert, until it joined the frontier of the state of Texas. . . .Under this state of things, the inhabitants of San Francisco and California-then amounting to a great number of people-in the summer of last year, thought it to be their duty, to establish a local government. Under the proclamation of General Riley, the people chose delegates to a convention. That convention met at Monterey. They formed a constitution for the state of California, and it was adopted by the people of California in their primary assemblages. Desirous of immediate connection with the United States, its senators were appointed and representatives chosen, who have come hither, bringing with them the authentic constitution of the state of California; and they now present themselves, asking in behalf of their state, that the state may be admitted into this Union as one of the United States. This constitution, sir, contains an express prohibition against slavery, or involuntary servitude, in the state of California. It is said, and I suppose truly, that of the members who composed that convention, some sixteen were natives, and had been residents of, the slaveholding states, and about twenty-two were from the nonslaveholding states, and the remaining ten members were either native Californians, or old settlers in that country. This prohibition against slavery, it is said was inserted with entire unanimity.

1. the agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a state without slavery. These agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and creating a stronger law targeting fugitives from slavery. A:A. Compromise of 1850 B:B. faction C:C. Kansas-Nebraska Act D:D. UnionTurn In2. a proposal made in 1846 to prohibit slavery in the territory added to the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War A:A. confront B:B. Missouri Compromise C:C. Union D:D. Wilmot ProvisoTurn In3. a Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional A:A. ensure B:B. Dred Scott decision C:C. Lincoln-Douglas debates D:D. UnionTurn In4. an agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state with slavery and Maine was admitted as a state without slavery A:A. fugitive B:B. Dred Scott decision C:C. faction D:D. Missouri CompromiseTurn In5. an act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories A:A. Wilmot Proviso B:B. Kansas-Nebraska Act C:C. Missouri Compromise D:D. factionTurn In6. a person who flees or tries to escape (for example, from slavery) A:A. fugitive B:B. Lincoln-Douglas debates C:C. Compromise of 1850 D:D. Missouri CompromiseTurn In7. a series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were candidates in the Illinois race for U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue A:A. confront B:B. fugitive C:C. Lincoln-Douglas debates D:D. UnionTurn In8. the United States as one nation united under a single government. During the Civil War, “the Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North. A:A. Compromise of 1850 B:B. Union C:C. ensure D:D. Missouri CompromiseTurn In

After the Mexican War, the United States gained a large portion of new land. In an attempt to decide whether these new territories would be slave states or free states, Congress passed A. the Northwest Ordinance. B. the Compromise of 1850. C. the Kansas-Nebraska Act. D. the Missouri Compromise.