THE COMPROMISE OF 1850

WHY WAS THE COMPROMISE NECESSARY

• California was originally divided between a free and slave state
• The compromise made California a free state

GAINS BY THE NORTH

• California is a free state
• Slave trade is prohibited in Washington DC
• Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico

GAINS FOR THE SOUTH

• No slavery restrictions in Utah or New Mexico territories
• Slaveholding is permitted in Washington DC
• Texas gets $10 million
• Fugitive Slave Law

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THE COMPROMISE

• The balance of the senate goes to the north
• The inbalance of the senate started the Civil War