COMPROMISE OF 1850

The Compromise of the 1850's made California a free state, abolished slave trade in Washington, D.C. and addressed the territorial disputes between Texas and New Mexico.

North

What happened?

The Northern States got the "better deal" out of this Compromise. They made California a free state, and abolished slave trade in Washington, D.C.

South

They were upset that California had become a permanent free state and were not happy about the abolished slave trade in D.C.