Flashcard sets with a 'the compromise of 1850' term meaning '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.'

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1-1 of 1Flashcard sets with a 'the compromise of 1850' term meaning '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.'
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1	APUSH Ch 13by manders6	42 terms	January 14, 2008

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