Which of the following statements about the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 is true? A. The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia. B. The principle of popular sovereignty was abandoned. C. The New Mexico Territory was absorbed into Texas. D. Fugitive slaves were denied any and all constitutional rights.

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Which of the following statements about the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 is true?       A. The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia. B. The principle of popular sovereignty was abandoned. C. The New Mexico Territory was absorbed into Texas. D. Fugitive slaves were denied any and all constitutional rights.

anonymous · Answer

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I'm inclined to think it's D.

anonymous · Answer

me too. and yea welcome!

anonymous · Answer

well that could be the right one. i was just pretty sure it was d

anonymous · Answer

D. Fugitive slaves were denied any and all constitutional rights. 

Thank god we got to keep our social studies books because our school is getting new ones or else i wouldn't have been able to answer that. 

Part of the the Compromise was The Fugitive Slave Act.

anonymous · Answer

A. is true, fugitive slaves had no constitutional rights to begin with, so its not D.

anonymous · Answer

its D