Because of the compromise of 1850, the practice of slavery was in washington.

select the best answer from the choices provided.
a.
abolished
b.
encouraged
c.
still allowed
d.
heavily taxed

A. abolished

Divisions over slavery in territory gained in the Mexican-American (1846-48). War were resolved in the Compromise of 1850. ... ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C., and making it easier for southerners to recover fugitive slaves.

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