The correct answer is D) Compromise of 1850.
The Compromise of 1850 was a law that would temporarily settle the conflict over whether or not slavery would exist in the new territories gained after the Mexican-American War. The Mexican-American War saw the United States gain control of modern day California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona etc.
At this time, the issue of slavery and its expansion was a hotly debated topic. This is due to the fact that Congressmen from slave states wanted these new territories to allow slavery. While the Congressmen from free states did not want slavery to expand. This is because expanding the institution of slavery would result in an imbalance of free and slave state representatives in Congress.
"Abraham Lincoln" is responsible for ending slavery.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Lincoln started his political career by saying he was antislavery against the expansion of slavery but not advocating for immediate emancipation. Nevertheless, the man who started as antislavery finally released the Proclamation of Emancipation, which liberated all slaves in revolutionary nations.
Lincoln abolished slavery to destabilize the Southern resistance, reinforce the Federal government and promote free blacks to quarrel in the Union army, thereby maintaining the Union.
