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with the compromise of 1850, it was decided that western states such as utah and new mexico

select the best answer from the choices provided.
a.
would be admitted as free states
b.
would be admitted as slave states
c.
would remain mexican territory
d.
would decide their own fate regarding slavery

answer:

c

explanation: the compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the united states congress in september 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the mexican–american war. it also set texas's western and northern borders and included provisions addressing fugitive slaves and the slave trade. the compromise was brokered by whig senator henry clay and democratic senator stephen douglas with the support of president millard fillmore.

a debate over slavery in the territories had erupted during the mexican–american war, as many southerners sought to expand slavery to the newly-acquired lands and many northerners opposed any such expansion. the debate was further complicated by texas's claim to all former mexican territory north and east of the rio grande, including areas it had never effectively controlled. these issues prevented the passage of organic acts to create organized territorial governments for the land acquired in the mexican–american war. in early 1850, clay proposed a package of bills that would settle most of the pressing issues before congress. clay's proposal was opposed by president zachary taylor, anti-slavery whigs like william seward, and pro-slavery democrats like john c. calhoun, and congressional debate over the territories continued.

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