Question

How did Congress attempt to resolve the dispute between the North and the South regarding slavery in the territories? by repealing the Wilmot Proviso by adopting the Compromise of 1850 by repealing the Compromise of 1850 by adopting the Wilmot Proviso.

Answer 1

One way in which Congress attempted to resolve the dispute between the North and the South regarding slavery in the territories was "by
adopting the Compromise of 1850," since this attempted to "even out" slave and free states. 

Answer 2

The Congress attempted to find a solution to the conflict between North and South States about Slavery by adopting the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 was a group of five laws, one of them was known as the "Fugitive Slave Act" which said fugitive slaves had to be returned to their owner. This Act wanted to stop the escape of slaves to northern States and to punish anyone who protected them because of the economic loss that the southern states were facing because of it.