MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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The Missouri Compromise broke down, and a new plan was needed for Kansas and Nebraska.
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The territory of California wanted to enter the Union as a free state, and California’s entry would upset the balance between free and slave states.
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The Fugitive Slave Act had become an issue between the North and South, and a compromise was needed to resolve it.
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There was a dispute of boundaries with Mexico, and the United States wanted to build a railroad on the disputed land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Compromise of 1850 was a series of measures passed by the U.S. Congress in an effort to settle regional disagreements over the state of American slavery. The conflict involved the admission of new states and territories to the U.S.-and, more specifically, whether they would be admitted as “free” or “slave” states.
Detailed explanation-2: -As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement best explains how the Compromise of 1850 attempted to resolve debates over the expansion of slavery? California joined the United States as a free state, but slavery could spread in southwestern territories.