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The Compromise of 1850

            The 1850's in American History were a time of turmoil because of the sectionalism between the North and the South due to the increasing problem of slavery in the territories. The Compromise of 1850 was supposed to be a way for both the North and the South to get what they wanted. The Compromise would split the country and no side would have what they wanted. The South wanted the 36∘ 30' line, which was originally stated in the Missouri Compromise, extended through the territories. The Northerners believed in the Wilmot Proviso, which would have abolished all slavery in the territories gained from the Mexican War. The Compromise was California was to become a free state but the rest of the territories gained would be open to popular sovereignty. The North wanted slavery abolished in Washington D.C., it gave foreign officials a bad representation of the country as a whole. The Compromise abolished just slave trade in Washington D.C. The Compromise also gave all disputed land to New Mexico instead of Texas. A new, strict federal fugitive slave law would be enacted and this would anger the North. The Compromise of 1850 would give no side what they wanted.
             Henry Clay wrote the Compromise of 1850 and was a strong believer in the fact that compromises were the only way to get both sides to be happy. Clay started out his speech by talking about how the United States of America rose from being a colony to being a successful nation. Clay mentions how George Washington was a great leader of the early America and General Winfield Scott was next in line for the Presidency like Washington was. Clay believes the Union would only dissolve if slavery continued to be a pressing matter in any form. If the Slavery issues caused a secession it would be nearly impossible for there to be a clean entrance back into one solid union because the North and South would still need to settle on an agreement for the territories.


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1. Comprise -1850

... slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted [Passed by the U.S.House of Representatives, 1846 and 1847, never passed by the U.S.Senate Reach coast to coast! Now Compromise of 1850 Zachary Taylor - wants CA to become a state -a free state Henry clay creates compromise of 1850 1) California enters as a free state 2) N.M. + Utah territories will decide for ... abolished in D.C. 5) Reinvigorated fugitive Slave Act - creates greater sectional tension! -political/moral - Federal Government ...

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2. Effects of territorial expansion

... fragile balance. Therefore, controversy surrounded all of the proposed solutions to the problem of slavery in the territories. Early in 1850, Henry Clay proposed a solution, known as the Compromise of 1850, to resolve these disputes. The Compromise was designed to relieve growing tension by allowing for admission of California as a free state in exchange for, among other things, the Fugitive Slave Act and the nullification of the 36o30' rule. But the Compromise of 1850 was not at all successful in achieving ... its purpose. The North saw the Fugitive Slave Act ... ...

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3. Causes of the Civil War

... . Without solutions to these problems, our government would have failed and our nation would have self-destructed. The Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and Popular Sovereignty, are just a few examples of the attempts made to repair our nation. In 1819, the issue of admitting Missouri as part of the United States arose. Previously, there was an even balance between slave and non-slave owning states. When a bill was proposed stating Missouri ... a free state, and Missouri as a slave state, thus keeping the balance. The Missouri Compromise helped keep further slavery issues at b...

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4. Lincoln, and Other Causes of the Civil War

... Act, which upset people in the North because it went against the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. From the Kansas-Nebraska Act, came the establishment of a new political party, the Republicans. The Republican Party was the first political party that was strictly sectionalist. The Southerners were so infuriated with the new party that no Republican was allowed south of the Mason-Dixon line. The Compromise of 1850, like the Kansas-Nebraska Act, added to the sectionalism of the United States, as well as ... created more hostilities between the North and South. The Compromise...

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5. North and South in the Civil War

... by 1860. Between 1820 and 1860, there was a significant shift in the political view on slavery that ultimately led to the fall of compromise. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were agreements that Henry Clay engineered to keep the nation together. The Missouri Compromise resulted in Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The Compromise of 1850 made California a Free State and New Mexico and Utah became territories with popular sovereignty. Social ... conflict over slavery rose to new levels during this time period. The "Declaration of the National ...

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6. Effect of Territorial Expansion on National Unity 1800-1850

... different interests were developing. Each different political party in 1848 signified the weakening of national unity in America, especially because the parties of this period held different views on the slavery issue. Finally, the admission of California by the Compromise of 1850 also marked national disunity in America. California was a state carved from the Mexican Cession, and it was involved in the slavery issue. California desired to be free, and with much southern ... opposition it was admitted as a free state. The Compromise of 1850 was furiously debated between Congressmen in ....

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7. Compromise Of 1850

... free state, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. The Compromise of 1850 accomplished what it set out to do: it kept the nation united, but the solution was only temporary. Over the following decade the country's citizens became further divided over the issue of slavery. The rift would continue to grow until the nation itself divided. A vocal conflict took a bloody turn for the worse in 1854, when the Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, and put ... Cass" idea of popular sovereignty into ... ...

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8. The Expansion and Abolition of Slavery

... debate was brewing among pro slavers and abolitionists in congress. By the time the Compromise of 1850 was passed by congress, many things had occurred within the country that necessitated it. Texas and California had gained its independence from Mexico and the new territories of Utah and New Mexico were ready to be established. The Compromise of 1850 is really a package of five separate bills rolled into one large agreement by pro and ... anti slavery forces. The first component of the compromise was that California would be admitted to the Union as a free state. This was perhaps the m...

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9. The Crisis Of Union

... source; compensate Texas for this by assuming the Texas debt; uphold slavery in the District of Columbia; abolish the slave trade across its boundaries; adopt a more effective fugitive slave act; and deny congressional authority to interfere with the interstate slave trade. This proposal became the Compromise of 1850. Calhoun addressed the senate, and later Daniel Webster did the same. Calhoun talked about the secession in the South, and Webster talked as an American ... , not a Massachusetts man. On July 4, 1850, Taylor went to the unfinished Washington Monument, heard all the speeches,...

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