sep 1, 1850 - Compromise of 1850
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The Compromise of 1850 did 5 key things: it added California to the Union as a free state, amended the fugitive slave act, ended the slave trade in D.C., created a territorial government in Utah, and settled boundary disputes between Texas and New Mexico.
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Slavery: Events and People
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