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The five laws enacted that it was hoped would resolve the sectional crisis were
collectively known as the:
E
Select one:
a. Compromise of 1850
O b. Crittenden Compromise
O c. Five Brothers
O d. Congressional Solution

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Final answer:

The Compromise of 1850 aimed to resolve the sectional crisis by passing several laws, including admitting California as a free state and strengthening fugitive slave laws.


Explanation:

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws passed to address the sectional crisis in the United States. The laws included admitting California as a free state, organizing the rest of the Mexican Cession without restrictions on slavery, abolishing the slave trade in Washington, D.C., and adopting a stronger fugitive slave law. Led by Henry Clay and later divided by Stephen Douglas, these laws aimed to ease tensions between the North and South but ultimately exacerbated the divide.


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