jan 29, 1850 - Compromise of 1850

Description:

Squatter sovereignty in Mexican cession lands
California declared a free state
Included the Fugitive Slave Act
Benefitted the North more with the addition of California and more time before war to grow economically
Caused the advancement of the Underground Railroad after escaped blacks had no rights and whites who assisted them were fined or jailed
Led to Uncle Tom's Cabin
Caused more Northerners to turn against slavery for moral reasons and more justifications for it from the South