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They agreed to the Compromise of 1850 - though they weren't too happy about California joining the Union as free soil.
That was why Congress had to appease them by enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act - which managed to mobilise a lot of Northern sympathy with the runaways.
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∙ 10y ago"clay proposed a new and more effective fugitive slave law, to placate both sides."-mcdougal littell the americans reconstruction to the 21st century
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∙ 14y agoIn exchange for agreeing to admit California to the Union as a free state:
Slavery to be permitted in New Mexico and Utah, and the Fugitive Slave Act to be toughened up.
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∙ 14y agoThey didn't like California being admitted to the Union as free soil.
But they were appeased by the promise to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act with more rigour.
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∙ 14y agoReasonably compensated for the loss of California by the prospect of two new slave-states and the enforcing of the Fugitive Slave Act - a government promise to hunt down runaways.
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∙ 12y agohe couldnt oppose in1850 because he died in 1850
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∙ 10y agoThey claimed it was unfair.
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In 1850 southerners were most upset by?
the compromise of 1850
Why did many northerners and southerners support the compromise of 1850?
bcause everyone farted
Why did northerns and southerners in congress pass the Compromise of 1850?
Because both sides were still hoping to avert a civil war.
What was the law called that required northerners to help southerners catch their slaves?
The law was called the Fugitive Slave Act, enacted in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. It mandated that all escaped slaves, regardless of their location, be captured and returned to their owners, compelling Northerners to assist in this process.
What ways did the northerner and the southerners settle their disagreements during the 1800s?
compromise of 1850's and the Missouri compromise divided the united states into the north and the south united states.
How did John C Calhoun feel about the Compromise of 1850?
He adamantly opposed it
Why did the southerners approve of the Compromise of 1850?
Because of the Fugitive Slave Act, where official slave-catchers were appointed to return runaways to their owners.
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 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
