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The Compromise Of 1850

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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THE COMPROMISE OF 1850

By, Eve Golden and Carly Wilcox

SLAVERY? YES OR NO?

This was debated among many states and territories.
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CALIFORNIA WANTED TO BE A FREE STATE

  • They didn't have a slave state to partner with
  • They still fought to become a state
  • As part of the compromise they became a state
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TEXAS WANTED MORE LAND TO THE EAST

Instead of the land, they were given 10 million dollars
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WASHINGTON D.C.

In the end, slavery was illegal but slave trade was shut down
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THE COMPROMISE WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE COUNTRY TOGETHER

But, it wasn't able to prevent the Civil War