The most divisive provision of the Compromise of 1850 was
- A
California's admission as a free state
- B
Abolition of the slave trade in Washington D.C.
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The Fugitive Slave Act, which compelled Northern citizens and officials to assist in capturing escaped enslaved people
- D
Texas's debt assumption by the federal government
Explanation
The Fugitive Slave Act made enforcement a federal crime — angering Northerners, fueling abolitionism, and inspiring the Underground Railroad and works like Uncle Tom's Cabin.