Great Compromise of 1850

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_negotiations
gptkbp:consists_of five separate bills
gptkbp:contributed_to political realignment
gptkbp:depicted_in temporary solution
gptkbp:enacted_by September 18, 1850
gptkbp:established Texas's debt assumption
gptkbp:historical_context Antebellum America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Compromise of 1850
gptkbp:impact increased tensions over slavery
gptkbp:included New Mexico and Utah territories
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
gptkb:American_Civil_War
Civil War tensions
public opinion on slavery
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of U. S. legislative history
gptkbp:is_a_solution_for disputes between free and slave states
gptkbp:is_criticized_for yes
abolitionists
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Senate
Senate and House of Representatives
the 31st Congress
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Southern_fire-eaters
abolitionists
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:American_history
pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:led_to increased sectional conflict
formation of the Republican Party
California entering as a free state
strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act
gptkbp:negotiated_by gptkb:North_and_South
free states and slave states
free and slave states
Northern and Southern politicians
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:outcome California admitted as a free state
Abolition of slave trade in D. C.
Popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico
Stronger Fugitive Slave Law
gptkbp:part_of Compromise of 1850 package
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
Westward expansion
California statehood
popular sovereignty
slavery debate
Texas boundary dispute
territorial status of Utah
slave trade in Washington D. C.
territorial status of New Mexico
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkbp:resulted_in divided opinions in Congress
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
President Millard Fillmore
gptkbp:significance Attempt to ease tensions between North and South
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for future legislation on slavery
political debates on states' rights
gptkbp:was_a_compromise_that_addressed territorial expansion
gptkbp:was_a_compromise_that_aimed_to_prevent gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:was_a_compromise_that_had_long-term_effects_on U. S. politics.
gptkbp:was_a_compromise_that_included the admission of California
gptkbp:was_a_compromise_that_involved the status of slavery in new territories
gptkbp:was_a_compromise_that_reflected the divisions in American society
gptkbp:was_a_compromise_that_sought_to_balance the interests of different regions
gptkbp:was_a_legislative_effort_to maintain the Union
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Mexican-American_War
admission of California
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_sectional_conflict yes
gptkbp:was_a_result_of gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for American politics
gptkbp:was_characterized_by gptkb:political_negotiations
bipartisan support
gptkbp:was_followed_by further sectional conflicts
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
public sentiment
economic interests
gptkbp:was_part_of compromises over slavery
Compromise of 1850 package
gptkbp:was_part_of_a_series_of_compromises yes
gptkbp:was_seen_as_a_failure in the long term
gptkbp:was_seen_as_a_temporary_solution yes
gptkbp:was_supported_by moderate politicians
gptkbp:year 1850