The Compromise of 1850

• What was the Compromise of 1850?


   A series of bills passed by Congress to ease tensions between the North and South.
• What were some key provisions of the Compromise of 1850?


  • Banned the slave trade in Washington, DC.
  • Accepted California as a free state.
  • Strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act.
  • Allowed certain western territories to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty.
  • Gave Texas $10 million to drop its claim to territory in New Mexico.
• What did the Compromise of 1850 allow western territories to do regarding slavery?


  It allowed them to determine whether slavery would be permitted through popular sovereignty.
• What did the Compromise of 1850 do for Texas?


  It gave Texas $10 million to drop its claim to territory in New Mexico.
• What book did Sojourner Truth publish in 1850?


  The Narrative of Sojourner Truth.