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The compromise of 1850 was a result of the country beginning its fight over slavery. It also admitted California into statehood and created the land that would eventually become New Mexico and Utah. The compromise was signed on September 18th.
Yes, it allowed for a couple of new slave-states.
The Compromise of 1850.
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.
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.
As its name suggests, it was in 1850! This was when California was coming up for admission to the USA. It was too big to fit the terms of the Missouri Compromise. That's why they needed a new deal.
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a result of the country beginning its fight over slavery. It also admitted California into statehood and created the land that would eventually become New Mexico and Utah. The compromise was signed on September 18th.
The compromise of 1850, territories were opened to slavery. Utah and new Mexico
In what location was slave trading outlawed by the Compromise of 1850?
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Basically the Missouri Compromise of 1850 was a fair compromise. One problem for Northern abolitionists was that the Compromise ushered in the Fugitive Slave Act. They were outraged that the new compromise included this law.
Mark Joseph Stegmaier has written: 'Texas, New Mexico, and the Compromise of 1850' -- subject(s): Boundaries, Compromise of 1850
A provision creating Utah and New Mexico
A provision creating Utah and New Mexico
The Compromise of 1850.
New Mexico and Utah