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What was the main issue the Compromise of 1850 sought to resolve?
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∙ 12y ago
The same basic issue that had been under debate all along - the slave-or-free constitution of new states entering the Union.
It was triggered by the admission of California as free soil.
To get this through Congress, the North had to make a big concession by passing the Fugitive Slave Act. This angered the Abolitionists, especialy Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' as a protest against it.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt didn't solve any.
The Admission of California as a state of the Union rendered the Missouri Compromise unworkable, as this huge territory extended too far on either side of the Missouri line.
This meant that the Missouri Compromise had to be replaced by a new one, and concessions had to be made to the South, in order for them allow California to be free soil. That is how the Fugitive Slave Act was passed - allowing official slave-catchers to hunt down runaways - and this aroused huge opposition in the North.
It was the beginning of a decade when the debate rapidly over-heated and led to war.
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∙ 9y agoThe chief goal of the Compromise of 1850 was to preserve the balance between slave states and free states.
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Who drafted the compromise of 1850?
Senator Henry Clay drafted the compromise of 1850, the compromise consisted of a series of laws (5 bills ) which attempted to resolve territorial and slavery issues
Did the Wilmot Proviso lead to the compromise of 1850?
In part, simply by bringing the issue of slavery to the halls of Congress.
Why did Henry Clay propose what came to be known as the Compromise of 1850?
to avoid a civil war over the issue of slavery
Who created the compromise if 1820 and 1850?
Henry Clay was the one who drafted the compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820.
How did the political parties react to the compromise of 1850?
Both parties were satisfied with 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.
Who drafted the compromise of 1850?
Senator Henry Clay drafted the compromise of 1850, the compromise consisted of a series of laws (5 bills ) which attempted to resolve territorial and slavery issues
Did the compromise of 1850 resolved the slavery issue?
yes or no
Which statement is trueThe Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery?
The Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery.
What did compromise of 1850 show?
The issue of slavery was becoming A larger population
What date did California enter the union as a free state?
1850. The admission of California was the biggest issue in the Compromise of 1850.
In what compromise did California become a free state and the Southwest territories would decide the slavery issue?
The compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 centered on the issue of slavery in which lands?
Areas ceded by Mexico
When was the compromise of 1850 passed?
The Compromise of 1850 was passed on September 9th, 1850.
What political issue was behind the question of the expansion of slavery after the Mexican war?
Compromise Act of 1850
What political issue was behind the question of the expansion of slavery after Mexican war?
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.
Which decision voided the Missouri Compromise and let territories decide on the issue of slavery themselves instead of letting Congress do so?
compromise of 1850
