Which of the following BEST explains how the Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion? a. As the Unites States gained territory from Mexico, northerners petitioned to prohibit slavery in all newly acquired territory
b. As the United States gained territory from Mexico, slave holders feared their chattel would escape beyond their prescriptive jurisdictions
c. As the United States gained territory from Mexico, citizens grew anxious as to whether such territory would embrace or abolish slavery.
d. As the United States gained territory from Mexico, southerners argued that the sovereignty of the people's rule should make enslavement decisions,