Compromise of 1850
Madyson Fair
What was the Compromise?
The Compromise of 1850 was a bundle of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September of 1850, which disabled a four-year political conflict between slave and frees states regarding the status of territories that were obtained during the Mexican-American War.
Who Got What?
North
- California admitted as a free state
- Slave trade was not allowed in Washington D.C.
- Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico
South
- No slavery restrictions in Utah or New Mexico territories
- Salve holding permitted in Washington D.C.
- Texas gets $10 million dollars
- Fugitive Slave Law
Henry Clay
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions in 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert the crisis between North and South.