COMPROMISE OF 1850

CAUSES OF COMPROMISE

• Boundary dispute over New Mexico and Texas
• Arguing over California being a slave/free state
• Slavery situation in capital
• Northerners helping slaves to Canada

BENEFITS FOR NORTH

• California became a free state
• Slave trade was prohibited in capital
• Texas lost boundary conflict with New Mexico

BENEFITS FOR SOUTH

• No slave restrictions in Utah or New Mexico
• Slavery was permitted in capital
• Texas receives $10 dollars
• Fugitive Slave Law

LONG TERM RESULTS

• North had an advantage in the Senate
• The Northerners didn't always obey the Fugitive Slave Law
• Both sides gained something regarding the captial