People involved
What Senator was most involved with the Compromise of 1850
Who is Henry Clay?
This state was admitted to the Union as a free state under the Compromise.
What is California?
The Compromise of 1850 was intended to prevent this conflict between North and South.
What is the Civil War?
This senator from Massachusetts supported the Compromise to preserve the Union, despite opposition in his home state.
Who is Daniel Webster?
This act, included in the Compromise, required the return of escaped enslaved people.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
This region of the U.S. was angered by the stricter Fugitive Slave Act.
What is the North?
This senator from South Carolina opposed the Compromise, arguing it did not protect Southern interests.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
The Compromise allowed these two territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.
What are Utah and New Mexico?
The Compromise temporarily resolved disputes over these new territories acquired from the Mexican-American War.
What is the Mexican Cession?
This Illinois senator played a key role in passing the Compromise by splitting it into separate bills.
Who is Stephen A. Douglas?
The Compromise abolished this practice in Washington, D.C., but allowed slavery to continue.
What is the slave trade?
This term describes the ability of territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
What is popular sovereignty?
This president signed the Compromise of 1850 into law after the death of President Zachary Taylor.
Who is Millard Fillmore?
This state received $10 million in exchange for giving up land claims in New Mexico.
What is Texas?
The Compromise was one of several agreements that failed to resolve tensions, leading to this 1854 act that further divided the country.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?