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| 1-5 of 5The compromise of 1850 flashcard sets | |||
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| 1 | Provisions of both Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850by taylor20msfc | 8 terms | March 26, 2009 |
| 2 | The Compromise of 1850by fsid | 18 terms | September 16, 2009 |
| 3 | The Compromise of 1850by CaraCannilla | 18 terms | September 15, 2009 |
| 4 | The Compromise of 1850by cheergirl95 | 18 terms | January 15, 2009 |
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| 5 | The Compromise of 1850by KellieS | 18 terms | September 16, 2009 |
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| the compromise of 1850 definitions | |||
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| 1 | slavery becomes outlawed in washington d.c., california is admitted as a free state, and utah and new mexico will determine whether slavery is allowed through popular sovereignty. also, the fugitive slave law is passed. | 7 sets | |
| 2 | california as free state, popular sovereignty in mexican cession, end of slave trade in dc, fugitive slave law | 2 sets | |
| 3 | actually allowed california in the union as a free state | 2 sets | |
| 4 | admitted california as a free state; permitted popular sovereignty in the new mexico territory; sided with new mexico in a border dispute with texas;abolished slave trade but not slavery in district of columbia; passed stronger fugitive slave act | 1 set | |
| 5 | california joined the u.s. as a free state and southwest territories could vote to join as a slave state or as a free state | 1 set | |
| 6 | introduced by henry clay, five parts. 1. california to enter union as a free state 2. mexican cession to be organized as a federal territory 3. adressed a texas new mexico border dispute 4. end to slave trade 5. a new more effective fugitive slave law. | 1 set | |
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| 8 | created a short-lived national mood of optimism and reconciliation. | 1 set | |
| 9 | let california into the union as a free state | 1 set | |
| 10 | was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the mexican-american war; called for the admission of california as a free state, the organization of the territories of new mexico and utah with the slavery question left open (to popular sovereignty), settlement of the texas–new mexico boundary dispute | 1 set | |
| 11 | -strengthened fugitive slave law -permissions to continue slavery but not slave auctions in whashington, dc -resolutions to the texas-new mexico border dispute -set california as a free state -postponing a decision on the question of slavery on the utah territory | 1 set | |
| 12 | california addmitted as a free state, new mexico and utah territories decided by popular sovereignty, abolition of slave trade in washington, dc, tougher fugitive slave law passed | 1 set | |
| 13 | created by henry clay: california was admitted to the union as a free state; territorial governments in utah and new mexico let the people of the territories decide the slavery issue for themselves; that the salve trade be prohibited in teh district of columbia; that a fugitive slave law require federal marshals to assit in recapturing fugitives. | 1 set | |
| 14 | with ca ready to become a free state, the fugitive slave act was strengthened | 1 set | |
| 15 | a strict fugitive slave law was passed | 1 set | |
| 16 | the mexican cession territory was granted popular (it was outside of the area that was supposed to be free) | 1 set | |
| 17 | california entered the union as a free state | 1 set | |
| 18 | a series of laws that attempted to resolve the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the mexican-american war (1846–48). the five laws balanced the interests of the slave states of the south and the free states. california was admitted as a free state; texas received financial compensation for relinquishing claim to lands west of the rio grande in what is now new mexico; the territory of new mexico (including present-day arizona and utah) was organized without any specific prohibition of slavery; the slave trade (but not slavery itself) was abolished in washington, d.c.; and the stringent fugitive slave law was passed, requiring all u.s. citizens to assist in the return of runaway slaves regardless of the legality of slavery in the specific states. | 1 set | |
| 19 | this was signed by millard fillmore and deals with disputed territory, and the controversy of whether california should join the union as a free or slave state. the results were that california joined as a free state, and what was left of the mexican cession land became new mexico and utah, and did not restrict slavery. it benefited the north more than the south. it was a turning point for the north as it split the deadlock between slave states and free states tipping the scale to the free states. this was one of the final activities that lead to the civil war. | 1 set | |
| 20 | what was henry clay's plan called? | 1 set | |
| 21 | key players: clay, douglass, calhoun, webster. omnimbus bill by clay, douglass breaks it down into seperate bills. impact: california admitted as a free state, nm & utah open to slavery and abolished in dc | 1 set | |
| 22 | a series of measures adopted by the congress on september 9, 1850, prior to the civil war, to address slavery and territory issues and to avert secession by the south. proposed largely by senator henry clay of kentucky, it included several measures to ensure a balance between free and slave states. it admitted california to the union as a free state, and from the remaining land acquired in the mexican war (1846-48), it established utah and new mexico as territories with an open status of slavery, a measure that overruled the missouri compromise. | 1 set | |
| 23 | some southerners threaten sucession, withdrawal of state from union henry clay offers compromise of 1850 to settle disputes over slavery compromise has provisions to appease north and south california was to be a free state more effective fugitive slave laws popular sovereignty—residents of territory vote to decide slavery govt pays tx $10 million for its claim to new mexico slave trade banned in d.c. but slavery permitted clay gives speech begging n. and s. to compromise, to save the union. senate rejects compromise;clay leaves washington d.c. steven a. douglas reintroduces resolutions individually president millard filmore gives support; south decides to negotiate compromise of 1859 voted into law | 1 set | |