Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 has five laws that were passed in September to deal with slavery. The United States were expanding westward. California and Texas were states that had just been created. Utah and New Mexico were on their way to becoming states too. The concern with the new territories was that they would upset the balance in the senate regarding slavery. At the same time, tensions between the North and South grew. “Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850 in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between the North and South.” It was called a compromise because attempted to give both parties of congress something they wanted. The representatives from the North received California
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This was important to the North because it shifted the balance of representatives in Congress to their favor. After the US-Mexico war the territory of California was controlled by the military. The gold rush caused an increase in population by people from all over the country and even from foreign lands. Because so many people were there, a stronger local government was needed, as well as support from a federal government. California applied to be accepted to the United States. They were accepted, but the Compromise of 1850 did not allow them to practice slavery. The second resolution was about the organization of southwest territories without addressing slavery. The land and the territories of Utah and New Mexico were organized. An important part of the bill was that these new states could allow or not allow slavery depending on what the citizens wanted. The third was about the adjustment of the border of Texas and New Mexico. The territory known as Texas claimed a lot of land it never controlled. It was the largest territory and at the time was the largest state. It entered the union as a slave state. Before it joined as a state, the Republic of Texas had accrued a lot of debt. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the US government paid Texas ten million dollars in exchange of land it gained during the Mexican American war. The third resolution also set the current borders …show more content…
This was not enough of a compromise for either side. The abolitionists who were fighting to end slavery in the capital were not satisfied. The south did not like the idea of slavery being illegal in the capital. They feared it would spread to the South. This was an attempt to “meet in the middle”. It had uninteded consequences, however.
“As the nation’s capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington DC in 1800 more slaves were needed to build the infrastructure required for the new capital. Alexandria became one of the largest slave trade markets in the US with Franklin & Armfield becoming the largest slave trading companies in the country. The city became a depot for newly arrived slaves on their way to southern lands where their labor would be used in plantations. As a result of the outlaw in slave trade Alexandria, a city that flourished on slave trade, decided to separate from DC and joint the State of
This was important to the North because it shifted the balance of representatives in Congress to their favor. After the US-Mexico war the territory of California was controlled by the military. The gold rush caused an increase in population by people from all over the country and even from foreign lands. Because so many people were there, a stronger local government was needed, as well as support from a federal government. California applied to be accepted to the United States. They were accepted, but the Compromise of 1850 did not allow them to practice slavery. The second resolution was about the organization of southwest territories without addressing slavery. The land and the territories of Utah and New Mexico were organized. An important part of the bill was that these new states could allow or not allow slavery depending on what the citizens wanted. The third was about the adjustment of the border of Texas and New Mexico. The territory known as Texas claimed a lot of land it never controlled. It was the largest territory and at the time was the largest state. It entered the union as a slave state. Before it joined as a state, the Republic of Texas had accrued a lot of debt. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the US government paid Texas ten million dollars in exchange of land it gained during the Mexican American war. The third resolution also set the current borders …show more content…
This was not enough of a compromise for either side. The abolitionists who were fighting to end slavery in the capital were not satisfied. The south did not like the idea of slavery being illegal in the capital. They feared it would spread to the South. This was an attempt to “meet in the middle”. It had uninteded consequences, however.
“As the nation’s capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington DC in 1800 more slaves were needed to build the infrastructure required for the new capital. Alexandria became one of the largest slave trade markets in the US with Franklin & Armfield becoming the largest slave trading companies in the country. The city became a depot for newly arrived slaves on their way to southern lands where their labor would be used in plantations. As a result of the outlaw in slave trade Alexandria, a city that flourished on slave trade, decided to separate from DC and joint the State of