The Compromise of 1850 was a pivotal series of legislative acts aimed at quelling the sectional conflict between the North and South over slavery. It included the admission of California as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the use of popular sovereignty to decide on slavery in new territories. The compromise had profound political consequences, leading to the rise of the Republican Party and setting the stage for the Civil War.
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The discovery of ______ in ______ in 1849 led to a population surge, and its bid to join the Union as a ______ state threatened the Congressional balance.
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Components of Clay's 1850 Proposal
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Fate of Clay's Omnibus Bill
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Impact of Compromise on Washington D.C.
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The ______ of 1850, a set of five interrelated bills, was successfully passed after being divided into separate pieces of legislation.
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Purpose of the Compromise of 1850
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Impact of Fugitive Slave Act
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Popular Sovereignty in New Territories
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The ______ Slave Act, enacted in 1850, required citizens in non-slave states to return escaped slaves.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote '______ Tom's Cabin' as a response to the cultural effects of the 1850 slave law.
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Fragmentation of Whig Party - cause?
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Republican Party founding - when and why?
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Compromise of 1850 - long-term effect on slavery conflict?
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Although it momentarily eased ______ tensions, the Compromise's inability to settle deep-rooted ______ and ______ differences foreshadowed imminent disputes.
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