2 details about the compromise of 1850
1. The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills passed by the United States Congress in an effort to resolve the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War. It included provisions such as admitting California as a free state and allowing residents of the newly acquired territories of New Mexico and Utah to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.
2. The Compromise of 1850 also included the Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens in free states to assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves to their owners. This controversial provision was highly opposed by abolitionists and intensified tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery.