Compromise of 1850 Archive
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Compromise of 1850
Posted on June 21, 2013 | No CommentsDefinition 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 […] -
Setting geographical boundaries for the State of Texas
Posted on June 29, 2013 | No CommentsTexas 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 […] -
Admission of the State of California into the Union
Posted on June 29, 2013 | No CommentsThe 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. […] -
Territorial Governments for Utah and New Mexico
Posted on June 29, 2013 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
Banning Slave Trade in Washington DC
Posted on June 29, 2013 | No CommentsAs 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 […] -
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Posted on June 29, 2013 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
North and South – Diverging Views
Posted on July 1, 2013 | No CommentsHuge 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 […]