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☆☆☆☆☆To attempt to resolve the dispute between the North and South regarding slavery, Congress convened on December 3, 1849. The result of this convention was the Compromise of 1850.
The Compromise of 1850 allowed the New Mexico and Utah territories to choose, in the future, to become slave states. The South avoided adopting the Wilmot Proviso. A stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed by Congress.
It would allow slavery to spread north of the line established by the Missouri compromise. - Novanet
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Railroads allowed more people to access the western, American territories. It became easier, faster, and more convenient to travel to the west.
The north and the south became tow separate political entities.
Slavery was an issue that contributed to the event of Bleeding Kansas. Bleeding Kansas was also known as the Bloody Kansas war.
During that time Taney led the Supreme Court, which declared slaves to be property.
