Which Provision of the Compromise of 1850 Antagonized the North

Multiple Choice

Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 antagonized the North the most?

A) The entrance of California as a free state in the Union
B) The abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
C) The use of popular sovereignty as the basis for determining the status of slavery in the territories
D) The strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act
E) The federal assumption of the Texas debt