Compromise of 1850
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The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Compromise of 1850 debates | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal legislation
ⓘ
political compromise ⓘ slavery-related legislation ⓘ |
| abolishes | slave trade in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
District of Columbia ⓘ New Mexico Territory ⓘ Texas ⓘ Utah ⓘ
surface form:
Utah Territory
|
| cause |
attempt to ease sectional tensions over slavery
ⓘ
disputes over status of territories acquired from Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1850-09-09 ⓘ |
| doesNotAbolish | slavery in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| effect |
heightened tensions leading toward the American Civil War
ⓘ
increased Northern opposition to slavery ⓘ strengthening of federal fugitive slave enforcement ⓘ temporary reduction of sectional crisis ⓘ |
| followed | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ |
| follows | Missouri Compromise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
ⓘ
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
surface form:
Texas boundary settlement
abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C. ⓘ admission of California as a free state ⓘ organization of New Mexico Territory ⓘ organization of Utah Territory ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
American North
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Old West ⓘ
surface form:
American West
|
| legalStatusOfCalifornia | free state ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| limits | Texas territorial claims ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
sectional conflict between North and South
ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ territorial expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| officeholderAtTime |
Millard Fillmore
ⓘ
surface form:
President Millard Fillmore
|
| opposedBy | John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| partOf |
causes of the American Civil War
ⓘ
history of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| policyOnNewTerritories | popular sovereignty regarding slavery ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Henry Clay ⓘ |
| providesFor | federal assumption of Texas public debt ⓘ |
| regulates | fugitive slave rendition ⓘ |
| signedBy | Millard Fillmore ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Daniel Webster
ⓘ
Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Antebellum period ⓘ |
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Compromise of 1850 debates