SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
TENSION OVER SLAVERY IN THE 1850S
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a new, stricter fugitive slave law
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admission of California as a free state
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popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah territories
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a ban on slave trading in Washington, D.C.
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the Dred Scott law that classified slaves as property, not citizens
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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: -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: -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.