Question

Kentucky politician Henry Clay became known as the "Great Pacificator" because of his ability to negotiate compromises in Congress. Clay played an important role in which of the following compromises? A.the Compromise of 1850 B.the Great Compromise C.the Three-fifths Compromise D.the Compromise of 1877

Answer 1

the answer is A, the Compromise of 1850 

Answer 2

Answer:

A. The Compromise of 1850

Explanation:

Henry Clay served as the Speaker of the House in the U.S. House of Representatives and later served as a senator. He played an important role in the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise Tariff Act of 1833, and the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 dealt with the issue of slavery in territories that the United States had acquired as a result of the Mexican War. Henry Clay proposed the idea that California would be admitted as a free state, and the territories of New Mexico and Utah would decide the issue of slavery by popular