sep 12, 1850 - Compromise of 1850
Description:
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American WarAdded to timeline:
Date:
sep 12, 1850
Now
~ 175 years ago