Question

The Compromise of 1850, approved by both the northern and southern states, was proposed by _____.

Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Fredrick Douglas
David Wilmot

Answer 1

C. Henry Clay

Henry Clay proposed the series of resolutions known as the Compromise of 1850, it was meant to avert a crisis between the North and the South. Obviously, it didn't really work, considering the Civil War.

Answer 2

Henry Clay made the original proposition.