The Compromise of 1850 allowed citizens to vote over whether to allow slavery in New Mexico. Thus the correct answer is A.
What is slavery?
Slavery refers to the ownership of an individual and its property is controlled by another person. This shows that there is no independence or freedom to move freely for slave people.
Five laws regarding enslavement and territorial expansion were enacted in September 1850 and made up the Compromise of 1850. It recognized California as a free state and gave Utah and New Mexico the alternative of remaining slave states or becoming free states.
Therefore, option A is appropriate.
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