Question

How did the Compromise of 1850 handled the issue of slavery in western territory gained as a result of the Mexican War?

California became a free state, and people in territories wanting statehood could decide for themselves if enslavement would be allowed.

California became a slave state, and each new state after that would alternate between free state and slave state.

Enslavement would be allowed in states where cotton could be grown, but not allowed in states where cotton could not be grown.

New states could decide whether enslavement would be allowed, but enslaved people would not be counted toward representation in the House of Representatives. ​

Answer 1

D. New states could decide whether enslavement would be allowed, but enslaved people would not be counted toward representation in the House of Representatives.

Step-by-step explanation:

D. New states could decide whether enslavement would be allowed, but enslaved people would not be counted toward representation in the House of Representatives.

The Compromise of 1850 allowed the people in each new territory to decide if enslavement would be allowed, while also protecting the balance of free and slave states. Additionally, any new states that allowed enslavement would not be allowed to count the enslaved people toward their representation in the House of Representatives.