Question

What two states were given permission to decide between slave and free as part of the Compromise of 1850?

New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Utah

Answer 1

The third provision of The compromise of 1850 allowed Utah and New Mexico to decide. California had already been granted to decide in which they chose to a free state.

Answer 2

Answer: Utah and New Mexico

Explanation: The Compromise of 1850 was a serie of five bills passed by the United States Congress that deactivate the political issues between slave and free states on the territories acquired in the Mexican–American War. The compromise also gave Utah and New Mexico the permission to determine by popular sovereignty the question of slavery in each state.