1. How did California’s desire to be admitted to the union as a free state in 1850 cause disagreements between the North and Sou
th? 2. How did the Compromise of 1850 ease the south’s concerns that the U.S. Congress would not abolish slavery in light of California being added as a free state?
3. What did the Fugitive Slave Act require of northern states?
4. What was Georgia’s response to the Compromise of 1850 which outlined southern rights and the south’s devotion to the Union?
1. Answer: California's admittance to the Union as a free state angered the South because it meant there were more free states than slave states. It also angered them because slaves could escape and go there to be free.
2. Answer: The Compromise of 1850 eased the South's concerns of Congress abolishing slavery after admitting California as a free state because the Fugitive Slave Act was a provision in the compromise that would legally require escaped slaves to be returned to their owners if caught. The compromise also ensured popular sovereignty which allowed individual states to vote on issues.
3. Answer: The Fugitive Slave Act required that escaped slaves that went to the North would have to be returned to their owner in the South. The North rebelled against this law, however.
4. Answer: Georgia's response to the Compromise of 1850 was the Georgia Platform. It said that Georgia would accept the compromise if the North no longer made any attacks on slavery in the South.
