Compromise of 1850 – A package of five bills, passed in September 1850, that avoided civil war between the North and South. The compromise was drafted (written) by Henry Clay.
Bill No. 1 – California becomes the 31st state and is admitted to the Union as a free state.
Bill No. 2 – The slave trade was ended in the District of Columbia. (this ends the sale of slaves, but not slavery itself)
Bill No. 3 – The New Mexico and Utah territories will be organized under “popular sovereignty.” (rule of the people)
Bill No. 4 – The Fugitive Slave Act was passed, requiring all U.S. citizens to assist in the return of runaway slaves. Anyone who aided a fugitive could be fined or put in jail.
Bill No. 5 – Texas gave up much of the western land which it claimed and received compensation of $10,000,000 for its national debt.
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