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U.s. History: The Compromise of 1850

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Find the various parts of the Compromise of 1850, proposed by Henry Clay, that extended slavery in some cases, prohibited in others, and added California as a free state. A clear chart shows what parts of the law were beneficial to the northern states and which to the southern. In addition, a map shows the same information in a different format.

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popular sovereignty, henry clay
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expansion of slavery, issue of slavery, slavery in the territories, ushistory.org, clay's compromise, compromise of 1850, fugitive slave law, independence hall association, president millard fillmore, stephen douglas
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)