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====Compromise of 1850==== |
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The Compromise of 1850 attempted to resolve issues surrounding slavery caused by the War with Mexico and the admission to the Union of the slave [[Republic of Texas]]. The [[Compromise of 1850]] was proposed by "The Great Compromiser" [[Henry Clay]]; support was coordinated by Senator [[Stephen A. Douglas]]. Through the compromise, California was admitted as a free state after its state convention unanimously opposed slavery there, Texas was financially compensated for the loss of its territories northwest of the modern state borders, and the [[ |
The Compromise of 1850 attempted to resolve issues surrounding slavery caused by the War with Mexico and the admission to the Union of the slave [[Republic of Texas]]. The [[Compromise of 1850]] was proposed by "The Great Compromiser" [[Henry Clay]]; support was coordinated by Senator [[Stephen A. Douglas]]. Through the compromise, California was admitted as a free state after its state convention unanimously opposed slavery there, Texas was financially compensated for the loss of its territories northwest of the modern state borders, and the [[slave trade]] (not slavery) [[slavery in the District of Columbia|was abolished in the District of Columbia]]. The [[Fugitive Slave Law]] was a concession to the South. Abolitionists were outraged, because the new law required Northerners to help in the capture and return of runaway slaves.<ref>[[Fergus M. Bordewich]], ''America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union'' (2012) [https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Great-Debate-Compromise-Preserved/dp/1439124604/ excerpt and text search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525213628/https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Great-Debate-Compromise-Preserved/dp/1439124604 |date=25 May 2017 }}</ref> |
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