the most controversial part of the 1850 compromise was California becoming a free state.
The Fugitive Slave Law
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 had several provisions. California entered the Union as a free state. There was still slavery in Washington, D.C. but no slave trade and Texas lost its claim to some of New Mexico. The most controversial part of the law was the Fugitive Slave Law which required northerners to return escaped slaves to their owners.
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A provision creating Utah and New Mexico
A provision creating Utah and New Mexico
The war with Mexico resulted in California and the southwest territory becoming part of the United States.
The Compromise of 1850 abolished slavery in the state of Washington DC. It also allowed California to become part of the union as a slave free state.
The Fugitive Slave act was part of the Compromise of 1850. The compromise of 1850 said any new states would be free states as long as they passed the fugitive slave act. This act made Northerners turn in runaway slaves.
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
The admission of California as a free state.