Question

Which group contains provisions of the legislation aimed at resolving slavery related issue?

Answer 1

The correct answer is a. Admission of California as a free state, elimination of slave trade in Washington

Although California is technically located in the south, it was admitted as a slave free zone in order to keep the balance of slave and non-slave states in the congress. The elimination of slave trade in Washington made it illegal to trade in slaves in other areas too if they wanted to eliminate slavery completely, which was disliked by the south.

Answer 2

It would be "a. Admission of California as a free state, elimination of slave trade in Washington," that contains provisions of the legislation aimed at resolving a slavery related issue, since this was meant to keep a "balance" of slave and free states represented in Congress.