New Mexico History
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of legislative measures aimed at easing tensions between slave and free states in the wake of the Mexican-American War. It included five key provisions, which addressed issues such as the admission of California as a free state, the establishment of territorial governments in New Mexico and Utah with the question of slavery left to popular sovereignty, and the implementation of a stricter Fugitive Slave Act. This compromise played a significant role in shaping the political landscape leading to the establishment of the New Mexico Territory.
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