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jan 29, 1850 - Compromise of 1850

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Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.

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jan 29, 1850
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~ 175 years ago

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