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jan 29, 1850 - Compromise of 1850

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In November of 1849, California ratified a state constitution prohibiting slavery. The president urged Congress to admit California as a free state. The Fugitive Slave Act was then abolished and the slave trade in Washington, D.C. was abolished as well.

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jan 29, 1850
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~ 175 years ago