Knock out the false claims of 1850

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Question

   Three of these statements about the Compromise of 1850 are false.

   Choices

   1. Item

      California entered as a free state

      Correct

      Yes

   2. Explanation

      Buying and selling of slaves ended in the District of Columbia.

      Item

      It ended the slave trade in Missouri

   3. Explanation

      Only the buying and selling of slaves was ended there, not slavery.

      Item

      It abolished slavery in the capital

   4. Explanation

      Texas claims to part of New Mexico were met by ten million dollars.

      Item

      Texas gave up its claims for nothing

Instructions

Tap away each false statement about the Compromise of 1850 until one is left standing.

Explanation