Question

Create a Top Five list of events related to westward expansion that affected African Americans. Review the lesson for compromises and consequences to help make your list. Events you should consider include the following:


- Missouri Compromise

- Compromise of 1850

- Kansas-Nebraska Act

- Dred Scott v. Sandford

- Fugitive Slave Act

- Nat Turner's Rebellion

- Bleeding Kansas

- Harpers Ferry
Explain your reasoning for the item you ranked as the #1 event with the strongest impact.

Answer 1

Answer:

compromise of 1850

Explanation:

The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. ... As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.