Which compromise included California being admitted as a free state and established a Fugitive Slave Law?

The Compromise of 1850 was a significant series of legislative measures aimed at addressing the tensions between free and slave states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. One of the key provisions of this compromise was the admission of California as a free state, which was a pivotal point given California's location and the balance of power between free and slave states in the Senate.

In addition to California's admission, the Compromise of 1850 introduced a stricter Fugitive Slave Law, requiring citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves and imposing penalties on those who aided escaped slaves. This law was intended to placate Southern states, which were concerned about their rights to slave property and the potential imbalance created by California's status as a free state.

The other options mentioned do not relate to the same legislative framework established in the Compromise of 1850. The Kansas-Nebraska Act initiated a different approach to determining the status of slavery in new territories through popular sovereignty. The Dred Scott Decision was a Supreme Court ruling that further inflamed tensions by declaring African Americans could not be citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories. The Missouri Compromise was an earlier attempt to settle the issue of slavery’s expansion, effectively