jan 29, 1850 - Compromise of 1850
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A set of laws , passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and groups opposing it, that attempted to give somthing to both sides . the compromise admitted california to the United states as a ''Free''(no slavery) state but allowed some newly acquired territories to decide on slavery for themselves
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Coming of the Civil War
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