Question

Question 13

Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850 that appealed to southerners?

1.Admission of California into the Union as a slave state

2.Abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

3.Enactment of the Fugitive Slave Act

4.Establishment of a southern presidency

Answer 1

Answer:

3. Enactment of the Fugitive Slave Act

Explanation:

X 1. Admission of California into the Union as a slave state

California was admitted as a free state, appealing to Northerners.

X 2. Abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

While the Compromise of 1850 allowed slavery in Washington, D.C., it banned slave trade from the area.

YES 3. Enactment of the Fugitive Slave Act

The Compromise of 1850 appealed to southerners by enacting the Fugitive Slave Act, which made it easier for slave owners to track down runaway slaves who had escaped to free states.

X 4. Establishment of a southern presidency

No southern president was allowed to southern states.