The compromise of 1850 ended up causing sectionalism to grow, dividing a little further north and south. The law had many different parts, including ... (choose 3) *

1. California would join the Union as a SLAVERY state.
2. California would join the Union as a FREE state
3. Congress would pass the Fugitive Slave Act.
4. Utah and New Mexico would have the right to decide whether to enter the Union as slave or free states (popular sovereignty).
5. Utah and New Mexico would not be allowed to join the Union.