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These proposals faced great opposition, but Daniel Webster greatly enhanced the chances for their acceptance by his famous speech on Mar. 7, 1850. Taylor's death and the accession of conservative Millard Fillmore to the presidency made the compromise more feasible.
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War was not the answer for many Americans, so compromise was given a chance. The Great Compromise of 1850, proposed by Henry Clay, was a series of debates about slavery in the western territories, slavery in the District of Columbia, and the stricter fugitive slave laws.
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The leading statesmen addressed their colleagues and a crowded gallery on the importance of subverting sectional interests to solve the nations great dilemma and restore the balance of power. ... The words had a powerful effect on Congress, which passed Clays compromise in September, 1850. The people and their...
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When the slavery issue threatened to dissolve the Union in 1850, 72-year-old Kentucky Sen. Henry Clay placed before Congress several provisions that he hoped would placate sectional antagonisms. After 10 weeks of intense debate, the bill, w...
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Compromise of 1850 summary with 39 pages of encyclopedia entries, essays, summaries, research information, and more. ... The Compromise of 1850 was passed by the U.S. Congress to settle slavery issues and to avert the dissolution of the Union. It stemmed from the request for statehood by the territory of California in...
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BREAKUP OF TEXAS: Of the land claimed by Texas after annexation (left), about 1/3 was ceded to the U. S. in exchange for $10 million in the Compromise of 1850. Four different plans for the breakup (right) were proposed in the boundary dispute.
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American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory (Compromise of 1850). South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun prepared his last speech during the course of the great debate over the Compromise of 1850, a controversial set of resolutions sponsored by Henry Clay that moved the slavery question squarely to the forefront.
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The Compromise of 1850 called for the admission of California as a free state; the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Law; popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico concerning the question of slavery; the abolition of the slave trade in D.C.; ... During the Great Debate, one particular point of contention was...
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Definition: The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five bills that were intended to stave off sectional strife. Its goal was to deal with the spread of slavery to territories in order to keep northern and southern interests in balance. ... What Caused the Great Depression?
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