![Huge land deals and sectional views over the spread of slavery into the new territories were splitting the nation and threatening peace in antebellum America. The first time a petition […]](http://www.compromise-of-1850.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Thirty-first-US-Congress-195x110.jpg "North and South – Diverging Views")
![The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allowed the capture and return of fugitive slaves to their rightful owners within the territories of the United States. It was one of the […]](http://www.compromise-of-1850.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fugitive-slave-195x110.jpg "The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850")
![As the nation’s capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington DC in 1800 more slaves were needed to build the infrastructure required for the new capital. Alexandria became one of the […]](http://www.compromise-of-1850.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Slave-trade-in-Washington-DC-195x110.jpg "Banning Slave Trade in Washington DC")
![The Compromise of 1850 admitted the State of California as the 16th free state of the Union. After the US-Mexico War the territory of California was governed by the military. […]](http://www.compromise-of-1850.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/California-gold-rush-1849-195x110.jpg "Admission of the State of California into the Union")
![The land of the territories of New Mexico and Utah were organized by the Compromise of 1850. Most of the land was gained in the Mexican-American War and under the […]](http://www.compromise-of-1850.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/New-Mexico-Utah-Map-195x110.jpg "Territorial Governments for Utah and New Mexico")
![Texas was annexed by the US in 1845 becoming the 26th state. It entered the Union as a slave state, its Constitution considered illegal the unauthorized manumission of slaves in […]](http://www.compromise-of-1850.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1850-US-Map-195x110.jpg "Setting geographical boundaries for the State of Texas")
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Compromise of 1850
Definition of Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War. It was a set of five bills proposed by […]
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North and South – Diverging Views
Huge land deals and sectional views over the spread of slavery into the new territories were splitting the nation and threatening peace in antebellum America. The first time a petition […]
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allowed the capture and return of fugitive slaves to their rightful owners within the territories of the United States. It was one of the […]
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Banning Slave Trade in Washington DC
As the nation’s capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington DC in 1800 more slaves were needed to build the infrastructure required for the new capital. Alexandria became one of the […]
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Admission of the State of California into the Union
The Compromise of 1850 admitted the State of California as the 16th free state of the Union. After the US-Mexico War the territory of California was governed by the military. […]
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Territorial Governments for Utah and New Mexico
The land of the territories of New Mexico and Utah were organized by the Compromise of 1850. Most of the land was gained in the Mexican-American War and under the […]
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Setting geographical boundaries for the State of Texas
Texas was annexed by the US in 1845 becoming the 26th state. It entered the Union as a slave state, its Constitution considered illegal the unauthorized manumission of slaves in […]
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Maps
Posted on November 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an attempt to draw an imaginary line on the 36°30′ latitude to limit the spread of slavery to the north of that boundary. Missouri […] -
The Dred Scott Decision by The History Channel
Posted on July 23, 2013 | No CommentsAn Unpopular Decision: The Dred Scott Decision. Short documentary by the History Channel. -
The Raid of Harper’s Ferry
Posted on July 22, 2013 | No CommentsThe Raid of Harper’s Ferry. A short documentary by the Smithsonian Magazine. -
1820 Missouri Compromise
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Henry Clay and the struggle for the Union by TMW Media
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