The Compromise of 1850

The Compromise of 1850

by DavidZuber | Feb 4, 2022 | African American History, Events

The Compromise of 1850, enacted in September of that year, was a failed attempt to diffuse a tense political situation between free and slave states that had emerged after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). As a result of Mexico’s defeat, that nation ceded a vast...