n 1849 California requested permission to enter the Union as a free state, potentially upsetting the balance between the free and slave states in the U.S. Senate. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.
"<span>D. His efforts to end poverty were hurt by the enormous cost of the war in Vietnam" is true. There were also political push-backs from opponents, however. </span>
