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  • 1850

    1850
    Washington, D.C., was required to end the slave trade in the city, but slavery was still legal. California was admitted as a free state.•A Stricter Fugitive Slave Act was passed.
  • Compromise

    Compromise
    Washington, D.C., was required to end the slave trade in the city, but slavery was still legal. California was admitted as a free state.•A Stricter Fugitive Slave Act was passed