Answer:
The correct answer is D. Northern Whigs and Republicans were pleased with California's admission to the Union as a "free" state and the use of popular sovereignty in western territories, while Southern democrats were appeased with the passage of a stronger Fugitive Slave act.
Explanation:
The Compromise of 1850 was a set of legislative initiatives carried out in the United States in 1850 to resolve a series of tensions arising from the colonization of California, spurred by the gold rush, and the annexation of territories following the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), which gave rise to territorial conflicts and the discussion of the legality of slavery in the new states.
Among the various laws resulting from this commitment were: the creation of California as a state without slavery, despite being located in the Southern region, where under the Missouri Compromise, captive labor should be allowed; the fugitive slave law, whereby a fugitive black man in a southern state could be persecuted in a northern state, and his capture could be claimed by a simple declaration from his owner, with local authorities obliged to pursue and capture. Other laws referred to the creation, boundary delimitation, and existence of slaves in the new states of Texas and New Mexico.
