What happened to the DC slave trade under the Compromise of 1850?

• A. It was abolished in DC.
• B. It was expanded.
• C. It continued without change.
• D. It was moved to another district.

Answer: (A)

The key point is that the Compromise of 1850 implemented a ban on the domestic slave trade in the District of Columbia, ending the buying and selling of enslaved people in DC. This targeted commerce, not the institution of slavery itself, which remained legal in the district until 1862. So the change was abolition of the DC slave trade, not expansion, continuation, or relocation.