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What was California became free state and the fugitive slave law was passed called?
The event you are referring to is the Compromise of 1850, where California was admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Law was enacted. This law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, regardless of where they were caught in the United States.
What year was slave trade banned?
The United States banned the transatlantic slave trade in 1808, although illegal smuggling of slaves continued. The British Empire abolished the slave trade in 1807, and slavery itself was outlawed throughout the British Empire in 1833.
What would be admitted as a free state?
A free state is a state in the United States where slavery was prohibited by law. States admitted as free states did not allow for slavery within their borders, in contrast to slave states where slavery was legal.
What was the compromise resolved the issue that involved slavery?
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress to address the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories from the Mexican-American War. The compromise included California being admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act to return escaped slaves to their owners, and popular sovereignty to determine slave or free status in other territories.
Which are the five laws in the compromise of 1850?
the compromise of 1850 was made up of 5 laws: 1. California is a free state; slavery is illegal 2.New Mexico and Utah were each allowed to use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery. In other words, the people would pick whether the states would be free or slave. 3.The Republic of Texas gave up lands that it claimed in present day New Mexico and received $10 million to pay its debt to Mexico 4.The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia. 5. The Fugitive Slave Act made any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and caused many abolitionists to increase their efforts against slavery.
Admitted California as a free state opened SW territories to slavery by popular sovereignty and abolished slave trading in Washington D.C.?
what was the Admitted California as a free state opened SW territories to slavery by popular sovereignty and abolished slave trading in Washington dc? compromise of 1850
Admitted California as a free state opened SW territories to slavery by popular sovereignty and abolished slave trading in Washington?
Compromise of 1850
What was the comprimise of 1850?
it was when the states were split up and told whether or not slaveery was allowed. thank you,Maria Wilson
Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?
California was to be admitted as a free state.
Did California ban slavery?
Yes they did. Abraham Lincoln banned slavery from slave states that included California.
Why was the southern states displeased when California was admitted to the union?
It upset the balance of slave & free states,
How did the Compromise of 1850 help balance the number of slave states with the number of new states?
It got California admitted as free soil, on condition that two other states could be admitted as slave-states.
How did the compromise of 1850 address the question of slavery in Washington?
Novanet-Slavery continued in washington D.C. but slave trading was banned
How did the comprimise of 1850 address the question of slavery in Washington D.C.?
Novanet-Slavery continued in washington D.C. but slave trading was banned
Why might southerners be upset if California were admitted as a free state than Northerners might be if it were admitted as a slave state?
California is huge and the South wanted California to be part of the Confederacy.
Why did California's request to be admitted into the Union cause a problem?
California's request to be admitted into the Union caused problems because the state wanted to be admitted as a free state. If the government allowed that it would have upset the balance of slave and free states.
Under the compromise of 1850 California was admitted as a free state and?
congress declared that it had no power to abolish the slave trade between existing slave states
