Yes. The decision of whether California would be admitted to the USA as a slave-state or free soil.
The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
the Mexican War
the compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was passed on September 9th, 1850.
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.
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It affected the enormous territory acquired from Mexico (the Mexican Cession) following the Mexican-American War (1846-48). Under the Missouri Compromise (1820), slavery would be allowed in the territories and future states south of 36° 30' N latitude.
The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
Compromise Act of 1850
the Mexican War
It came after the Mexican War, and it concerned the huge territories acquired from Mexico.
the compromise of 1850
the compromise of 1850
In 1850, two key proposals were made to address the issues of slavery in the territories acquired from the Mexican Cession. The first was the Compromise of 1850, which included the admission of California as a free state and allowed the territories of New Mexico and Utah to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty. The second proposal involved the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, thereby appeasing Southern interests while attempting to maintain a fragile balance between free and slave states.
Compromise Act of 1850