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What did Henry Clay propose in the Compromise of 1850 to pacify both the North and the South?

A.California would be a slave state, but the next state to join the Union would be a free state
B. California would be a slave state and Oregon would be a free state
C. California would be a free state and Congress would pass the Fugitive Slave Law
D. California would be a free state, but slavery would be allowed in Kansas and Nebraska

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c. cali would be a free state and congress
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C. California would be a free state and Congress would pass the Fugitive Slave Law.

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