Conflicts Leading to the Compromise of 1850

By sarahcountiss
  • US-Mexican War

    US-Mexican War

    The US-Mexican war lead to new territories gain in the US causing conflict on if they were to be part of the union or not.
  • US-Mexican War

    US-Mexican War

    the US-Mexican War lead to new territories in the US without knowing if they were to be part of the union or not.
  • Texas Claiming New Mexico and Territory North of the Missouri Compromise

    Texas Claiming New Mexico and Territory North of the Missouri Compromise

    By adding even more territory to the US more conflict began between the North and South on which side to land would be apart of.
  • California Admitted to the Union

    California Admitted to the Union

    Admitting California would mean an unbalance in between free and slave states in the US. Conflicts increased as Southerners petitioned for California to be denied from the union.
  • Controversy of the Washington Slave Trade

    Controversy of the Washington Slave Trade

    Republicans began to take stands in ending the Washington slave trade causing conflict.
  • Land obtained by Texas

    Land obtained by Texas

    Land obtained by Texas was given back to New Mexico to make-up for it's depts.
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    The fugitive slave act was amended in 1850, giving a step up for abolishionists.
  • Mexico and Utah

    Mexico and Utah

    Mexico and Utah territories were organized without slavery.
  • Slave Trade was Abolish in D.C

    Slave Trade was Abolish in D.C

    The ending of the slave trade was one step in Henry Clay's resolutions.