Compromise of 1850

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The battle between secession and unification

Transcript of Compromise of 1850

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The battle between secession and unification

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Henry Clay proposes Compromise measures

John C. Calhoun puts pressure on the North to stop the problem

Daniel Webster a Whig offers his support of Clay

John C. Calhoun

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President Zachary Taylor

Northern abolitionists opposed Clay

Southerners rejected compromise

President Taylor also disagreed with the Compromise

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Henry Clay dies

Stephen A. Douglas takes over

Begins to shepherd legislation through

Stephen A. Douglas

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President Fillmore supports compromise

Compromise completed in September

All sides appear content

Millard Fillmore

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California admitted as a free state

Territories and Popular Sovereignty

California and the Territories 1850

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Texas land claims

Texas debt

Changing of boundaries

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Washington D.C.

Fugitive Slave Law

Poster to catch escaped slaves

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Would this stop violence

Upcoming problems

Were laws enforcedJohn Brown

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