Which of the following best describes how the Compromise of 1850 affected the northern boundary of Texas?(1 point) Responses The northern boundary runs along the Red River and the 32nd parallel. The northern boundary runs along the Red River and the 32nd parallel. The northern boundary runs along the 36/30 line and the Sabine River. The northern boundary runs along the 36/30 line and the Sabine River. The Northern boundary runs along the Rio Grande and the 36/30 line. The Northern boundary runs along the Rio Grande and the 36/30 line. The northern boundary runs along the Red River and the 36/30 line. The northern boundary runs along the Red River and the 36/30 line.
The Compromise of 1850 affected the territorial claims of Texas by establishing its northern and western boundaries, but the descriptions provided in your question are a bit repetitive and none of them are entirely accurate. The 36°30' parallel was significant under the Missouri Compromise, as it was the line designated to separate slave states from free states in the Louisiana Purchase territories, not a boundary for Texas.
As part of the Compromise of 1850, Texas gave up its claims to territories that included parts of what are now New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. In return, the federal government assumed Texas's debts. The compromise set the northern boundary of Texas largely along the 32nd parallel and the Red River.
The correct statement about the effect of the Compromise of 1850 on Texas's northern boundary, although not provided as an option in its entirety, is closest to:
"The northern boundary runs along the Red River and the 32nd parallel."
However, it's important to note that the boundary does not run along the 32nd parallel for its entire length; the Red River takes a more complex path in some areas. The boundary of Texas as a consequence of the Compromise of 1850 followed the Red River westward from the 100th Meridian, then dropped south to the 32nd parallel and continued westward to the Rio Grande.