Abby Hiller Compromise of 1820 Top of Form Missouri Compromise Missouri admitted as a slave state Main as a free state 36 30 line More even split than 1850 It gave equal free states and slave states Compromise of 1850 California asked for admission, it was cut in half and there was a debate over whether the halves should be free or slaves states California was free Mexican Cession and was New Mexico and Utah who had popular sovereignty Slave trade was made illegal in D.C. The Fugitive Slave law Overruled Missouri comp. with its ruling on Utah and New Mexico Larger than 1820 Brought more debate -Wilmot Proviso -Popular Sovereignty - Debate over 4 states vs. debate over 2 Bottom of Form
Comparison of 1850 Compromise and Missouri Compromise
Abby Hiller Compromise of 1820 Top of Form Missouri Compromise Missouri admitted as a slave state Main as a free state 36 30 line More even split than 1850 It gave equal free states and slave states Compromise of 1850 California asked for admission, it was cut in half and there was a debate over whether the halves should be free or slaves states California was free Mexican Cession and was New Mexico and Utah who had popular sovereignty Slave trade was made illegal in D.C. The Fugitive Slave law Overruled Missouri comp. with its ruling on Utah and New Mexico Larger than 1820 Brought more debate -Wilmot Proviso -Popular Sovereignty - Debate over 4 states vs. debate over 2 Bottom of Form
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