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Henry Clay proposed a series of legislative compromises known as the Compromise of 1850 to resolve the deadlock over California's statehood. His plan included admitting California as a free state while also enacting a stricter Fugitive Slave Law and allowing popular sovereignty in the territories of New Mexico and Utah, letting settlers decide on slavery. Additionally, it aimed to resolve border disputes between Texas and New Mexico. This compromise sought to balance the interests of both free and slave states to maintain the Union.

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