jan 1, 1850 - Compromise of 1850

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-Henry Clay: "The Great Compromiser"
-To settle disputes over slavery in the territories gained through the Mexican-American War.
-Terms of the Compromise:
>Popular sovereignty: Residents of territory vote to decide slavery, appealing both the North and South
>California is a free state, appealing to the North
>More effective fugitive slave law, appealing to the South
>The government pays Texas $10 million for its claim to Eastern New Mexico
>Slave trade banned in D.C., but slavery permitted, appealing to both the North and South

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