Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act and Georgia Platform

Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act and Georgia Platform

              

                  During the year 1850 a lot of changes were made regarding slavery.The biggest change that occurred was the compromise of 1850. California wanted to become a state but if that were to happen, the balance between the slave and free states would become uneven. California was added as a free state and this caused lots of tension between the Northern states and the Southern states. Texas gave up part of their land for 10 million dollars and slavery was abolished in D.C. Also the Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850. The Fugitive Slave Act required Northern citizens return any runaway slaves. Anyone who was found helping slaves were fined lots of money and imprisoned. The Fugitive Slave Act also denied most jury trials and increased the number of  federal agents to enforce laws. The last major change in 1850 was the Georgia Platform. Georgia said that they would accept the compromise as long as the Northerners followed the Fugitive Slave Act and if the North would stop trying to ban the expansion of slavery. 

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