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The compromise of 1850 had returned all runaway slave, no slave trade in Washington DC , California came in as a free state , establishes the boundaries of Utah, sets the boundary of Texas, and fugitive slave law -
California was finally recognized as a territory and becomes a state -
Part of the Compromise, said that slaves would be returned to their owners if they were in a free state. -
reached Dunkirk New York on Lake Erie. It became the rail connection between the East Coast and Central. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe published a novel called Uncle Toms Cabin. This showed the effects on attitudes toward slaves and African Americans in the U.S . This helped solidify the opposition of slavery in the North -
This was the 17th quadrennial Presidential election. Franklin Pierce who was a Democrat defeated General Winfield Scott with electoral vote of 254. -
The U.S obtained the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona. This area was considered a suitable route for a railroad across the Southwest. This area also totaled 45,535 square miles and costed $10 million. -
Anthony Burns who was a Virginian slave, escaped and went to Boston. Bostonians rallied to his defense and tried to block his return but President Pierce called in Federal troops to make sure Burns returned to Virginia. -
Divided area into two territories
People who lived in Kansas and Nebraska would vote against slavery
Repealed the Missouri Compromise -
Abraham Lincoln was election by a margin. This was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. Lincoln who was a Republican want the popularity vote in the North and a national electoral majority compromising only Northern electoral votes. This election served as the main catalyst of the Civil War.