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Compromise of 1850 |
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The Compromise of 1850 was suggested to Congress by Kentucky senator Henry Clay. The compromise set out to do a few things. First, California would be admitted as a free state, a strict Fugitive Slave Act would be implemented and slave trade would be abolished in the nation's capital. Texas would also relinquish land in return for $10 million and states in the southwest territories could choose whether to be free or slave. |
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The Compromise of 1850 |
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The Compromise of 1850 was a good, temporary solution, but in the end it increased tension between the north and the south. Abolitionists became extremely outraged by the new Fugitive Slave laws, while southerners were greatly in favor of them. The differences created by the Compromise of 1850 had a huge impact on the Civil War. |
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Map displaying free and slave states after the Compromise of 1850 |
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The Compromise of 1850 room in the new wing will contain the actual primary document text. Visitors will be able to read the exact measures under the compromise. The room will also contain an information board which will detail how the compromise was started and how it became approved. There will also be a video reenactment of Henry Clay proposing the first idea of the compromise. |
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Henry Clay |
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The Compromise of 1850 Room |
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