History quiz

All of the following were issues or events that led to outbreak civil war except the?

All of the following were issues or events that led to the outbreak of civil war EXCEPT the:

A) Wilmot Proviso

B) Dred Scott Decision

C) Kansas-Nebraska Act

D) Compromise of 1850

The correct answer is D) Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress that temporarily resolved the issue of slavery in the territories acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War. The compromise admitted California as a free state, organized the territories of New Mexico and Utah without addressing the issue of slavery, and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act. While the compromise did not fully resolve the issue of slavery, it did help to postpone the outbreak of civil war for a decade.