Pro-North Provisions

California admitted to the Union as a free state
Slave trade prohibited in Washington, D.C.

Pro-South Provisions
Slaveholding still permitted in Washington, D.C.
Fugitive Slave Law passed

This table describes selected provisions of the —

Compromise of 1850, which was a series of laws enacted by the United States Congress to address the pressing issue of the spread of slavery into new territories. The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to balance the interests of the North and South, and it ultimately preserved the Union for a few more years before the outbreak of the Civil War. The Pro-North provisions focused on limiting the spread of slavery, while the Pro-South provisions aimed to protect the institution of slavery and the rights of slaveholders.