The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California
A) as a slave state.
B) along with a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
C) along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad.
D) with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years.
E) as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states.

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The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California as a free state, but it also included a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens to assist in the capture and return of runaway slaves.

The Compromise of 1850 Allowed for the Admission of California