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Question 1

Which of the following occurred in response to California's application for statehood in 1850?
 
  a. President Taylor called a special session of Congress for the purpose of repealing the Missouri Compromise.
  b. Some southern politicians wanted to postpone California's admission to the Union and make it a slaveterritory.
 c. Several New England states threatened to secede from the Union if California was admitted as a slave state.
  d. Congress adopted an amendment to the California statehood bill that extended the Missouri Compromise lineto the Pacific.

Question 2

The primary ambiguity of popular sovereignty related to the question of
 
  a. whether slaves would be counted in determining the population of a territory.
  b. when settlers in a territory could outlaw slavery.
  c. who would determine voting qualifications in a particular territory.
  d. whether African Americans would have equality under the law in the territories.



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Reply 2 on: Sep 12, 2019
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