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The Compromise of 1850 attempted to settle sectional disagreements about slavery in the volatile pre-Civil War period. The compromise, actually a series of bills, had an enormous impact on the nation's slow march to civil war. See interactive copies of the bills, along with links to larger copies, a typed transcript, and a downloadable PDF file.
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