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 adopting the wilmot proviso

by repealing the compromise of 1850

The answer is B they adopted the Compromise of 1850. The north didnt want any more states to have slavery but the south did. the Compromise of 1850 stated that any state above an invisible line they created had to be free. but any state below could be a slave state. Hope this helps :)

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