sep 1, 1850 - Compromise of 1850
Description:
Description: The Compromise of 1850 would admit California as a free state, strengthen the Fugitive Slave Law, have popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico concerning slavery, and abolish slave trade in Washington D.C.Causes: Increasing divide and tensions between the north and south led to Henry Clay introducing resolutions in an attempt to avert this growing crisis.
Historical Impact: Many would become agitated as they felt anger for getting rid of the symbolic Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the new Fugitive Slave Law would further abolitionist efforts for reform.
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Date:
sep 1, 1850
Now
~ 175 years ago