sep 1, 1850 - Henry Clay proposes compromise

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Admit CA as free state

Divide Mexican Cession into New Mexico and Utah - popular sovereignty to decide slavery

Give disputed land between Texas and New Mexico to new territories

Ban slave trade in District of Columbia, permit ownership of slaves.

New, strict, Fugitive Slave Law.

Daniel Webster supported compromise to save Union, Calhoun against compromise, radical southerner.

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