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.
california.....
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
It came after the Mexican War, and it concerned the huge territories acquired from Mexico.
the Mexican War
the compromise of 1850
the compromise of 1850
Compromise Act of 1850
The political issue behind the question of expanding slavery after the Mexican-American War was whether the newly acquired territories would be free or slave states. This debate ultimately led to the Compromise of 1850, which temporarily resolved the issue by allowing some territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.