MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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uproar over the impact of protective tariffs on the Southern economy
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the conflict over the balance of free and slave states in the United States
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disputes between the United states and Mexico over ownership and control of Texas
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the disputed results of the presidential race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden
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Detailed explanation-1: -The bills provided for slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty in the admission of new states, prohibited the slave trade in the District of Columbia, settled a Texas boundary dispute, and established a stricter fugitive slave act.
Detailed explanation-2: -What measures were adopted in the Compromise of 1850? The Compromise of 1850 had several parts. They included California being admitted as a free state and the borders of Texas being settled, with areas ceded by Texas becoming the recognized territories of New Mexico and Utah.
Detailed explanation-3: -Finally, and most controversially, a Fugitive Slave Law was passed, requiring northerners to return runaway slaves to their owners under penalty of law. The Compromise of 1850 overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the overall issue of slavery unsettled.