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Which statement best explains how the Compromise of 1850 attempted to

resolve debates over the expansion of slavery?

A. It allowed people to vote on whether to allow slavery in new
territories.

B. It banned the slave trade across all lands in the United States.

C. It made all new territories free of slavery but protected slavery
where it existed.

D. It allowed slavery in new territories, but only free territories would
be allowed to become states.

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Answer:

D

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It would be D. It allowed slavery in New territories, but only free territories would be allowed to become states.

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