The Compromise of 1850

 In 1850, California wanted to be admitted as a free state, but once again, similar to the Missouri Compromise, the balance of free and slave states was at risk of being disrupted.

What the North received:	What the South received:
California admitted as a free state	Fugitive Slave Law
Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico	Texas receives $10 million
Land formerly Texas become New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada	No slavery restrictions in Utah or New Mexico territories
Slavery abolished in Washington DC

(left) The “Great Compromiser,” Henry Clay, introduces the Compromise of 1850 in the Senate.

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