The Fugitive Slave Law
Fugitive Slave Act
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.
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.
The Fugitive Slave Law. This caused Harriet Beecher Stowe to write 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which drew slavery to the attention of large numbers who had not taken much interest in it before.
In part, simply by bringing the issue of slavery to the halls of Congress.
In 1850, the situation that brought about the first Missouri Compromise of 1820 was now more complicated as new US States and territories were part of the expansion of the United States. Several notable US politicians were involved in the Missouri Compromise of 1850, namely Whig Party Senator Daniel Webster from Massachusetts and to the degree his health would permit, John Calhoun and Henry Clay all had a part in promoting the 1850 Compromise.
the most controversial part of the 1850 compromise was California becoming a free state.
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.
Yes.
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.