How the Compromise of 1850 settled the debate over slavery in the land that the United States gained after the Mexican War

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Clay Henry

8 November, 12:12

How the Compromise of 1850 settled the debate over slavery in the land that the United States gained after the Mexican War

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Elise Mendoza · Answer 1

Finally, and most controversially, a Fugitive Slave Law was passed, requiring northerners to return runaway slaves to their owners under penalty of law. The Compromise of 1850 overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the overall issue of slavery unsettled.