The compromise of 1850 was necessary because
a. california was seeking admittance to the union as a free state.
b. americans were unwilling to live with the terms of the missouri compromise.
c. public attitudes had shifted, and few americans supported slavery in 1850.

answer; ///i do believe that the correct answer is (b) ///middle colony

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.