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The Compromise of 1850 included five separate bills that passed Congress to defuse tension between the slaves states of the South and the free states of the North. Henry Clay devised the Compromise and passed it with the help of Stephen Douglas.
Henry Clay
The resolutions that became known as the Compromise of 1850 were proposed by Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. Clay aimed to address the contentious issues surrounding slavery and territorial expansion following the Mexican-American War. His proposals sought to balance the interests of both slave and free states, ultimately leading to a series of legislative measures designed to ease sectional tensions. The compromise included provisions such as admitting California as a free state and enacting a stricter Fugitive Slave Law.
the compromise of 1850
henry clay and james monroe were very important
Henry Clay
Jefferson Davis proposed the Missouri compromise.
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglass (Democrat) and Henry Clay (Whig).
Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Some people favored Henry Clay's proposed compromise while others said that we should just let slave states secede from the Union.
Some people favored Henry Clay's proposed compromise while others said that we should just let slave states secede from the Union.
Henry Clay proposed the comprimise of 1850
He proposed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Some people favored Henry Clay's proposed compromise while others said that we should just let slave states secede from the Union.
Some people favored Henry Clay's proposed compromise while others said that we should just let slave states secede from the Union.