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The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War (1846--1848). There were five laws which balanced the interests of the slave states of the South and the free states to the north.
The first three laws of the Compromise of 1850 were enacted on September 9, 1850. The first of these concerned the State of Texas and organization of the Territory of New Mexico; the second concerned organization of the Territory of Utah; the third concerned admission of California to the Union. The fourth law, enacted September 18, 1850, was the notorious Fugitive Slave Law. The fifth law, enacted September 20, 1850, banned the slave trade from the District of Columbia.
The measures, a compromise designed by Whig Senator Henry Clay (KY), who failed to get them through himself, were shepherded to passage by Democratic Senator Stephen Douglas (IL) and Whig Senator Daniel Webster (MA). The measures were opposed by Senator and former Vice-President John C. Calhoun (D-SC). The Compromise was possible after the death of President Zachary Taylor, who was in opposition. Succeeding him was a strong supporter of the compromise: Millard Fillmore. It temporarily defused sectional tensions in the United States, postponing the secession crisis and the American Civil War. The Compromise dropped the Wilmot Proviso, which never became law but would have banned slavery in territory acquired from Mexico. Instead the Compromise further endorsed the doctrine of "Popular Sovereignty" for the Territory of New Mexico and the Territory of Utah. The various compromises lessened political contention for four years, until the relative lull was shattered by the divisive Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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∙ 13y ago- California was admitted as a free state. It passed 150-56
- The slave trade was abolished (the sale of slaves, not slavery itself) in the District of Columbia.
- The Territory of New Mexico Utah were organized under the rule of popular sovereignty. It passed 97-85.
- The Fugitive Slave Act was passed, requiring all U.S. citizens to assist in the return of runaway slaves. It passed 109-76.
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∙ 11y agoAs California had been admitted to the Union as free oil, Congress had to make a gesture of appeasement to the South in the form of the Fugitive Slave Act.
This offended Northern civilians, who were being turned into unpaid slave-catchers.
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was written as a protest against it.
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Who created the compromise if 1820 and 1850?
Henry Clay was the one who drafted the compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820.
How did the political parties react to the compromise of 1850?
Both parties were satisfied with the Compromise of 1850.
What year did the compromise of 1850 happen?
It happend on 1850.
Who was the author of the Missouri compromise of 1850?
The Missouri Compromise was not 1850 but 1820, and it was engineered by the politician Henry Clay. It was also Clay, in his old age, who was called out of retirement to engineer the Compromise of 1850.
What attempts did north and the south make to compromise?
They made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
When is the cause in the compromise of 1850 and Southern filibuster ventures?
The cause is the Compromise of 1850, and the effect is the Southern filibuster ventures.
When was the compromise of 1850 passed?
The Compromise of 1850 was passed on September 9th, 1850.
What year was it during the Compromise of 1850?
The Compromise of 1850 took place in 1850.
What effect did the compromise of 1850 have on sectional differences?
It settled most differences over slavery.
What did Henry Clay have to do with the compromise of 1850?
he made it The Compromise of 1850
What was the compromise of 1950?
There is not a Compromise of 1950 but there is a Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery.
What is the correct chronological order of these eventsCompromise of 1850, Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise,Emancipation Proclamation?
Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Emancipation Proclamation
Which act violated the Missouri compromise?
the kansas nebraska act, of the compromise of 1850
What compromise lead to the civil war?
the Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850 no it was thethe Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850
How can you make a sentence with compromise of 1850?
I haven't studied the Compromise of 1850, yet.
The series of Henry clay's proposals that was adopted by congress was called?
compromise of 1850 nyicca BAM
Who created the compromise if 1820 and 1850?
Henry Clay was the one who drafted the compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820.
