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a Slave Law was passed, requiring northerners to return runaway slaves to their owners under the law. overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the overall issue of slavery unsettled.

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it helped decide if utah and new mexico should be a free state or not.

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This happened after the Spanish-American War which happened in 1846-1848. This was a compromise between the north and the south.

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no one knew where it took place but everyone knew what place was involved in the event. California was considered a "free" state, which means there is no slavery in there. Utah and New Mexico is in question if it will be a free state or not.

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Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.

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Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun where the senators that made the compromise. Stephen Douglas was the senator that split it into 5 bills.