sep 15, 1850 - Compromise of 1850
Description:
(1) California admitted as free state, (2) New territories determine if they want slavery by popular sovereignty, (3) slave trade abolished in D.C., and (4) new Fugitive Slave Law. Slave laws were tighter after the compromise if 1850. Many slave owners were afraid of slave revolts.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 15, 1850
Now
~ 173 years ago
