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Digital History: The Crisis of 1850 [Pdf] WebsiteDigital History: The Crisis of 1850 [Pdf] Website
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Digital History: The Crisis of 1850 [Pdf]

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Read excerpts of the contentious debate about slavery in the territories as the U.S. Congress tried to hammer out legislation that could be passed by both houses and signed into law by the president. Find the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 and see why it was such a compromise. [pdf]

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popular sovereignty, henry clay

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extension of slavery, issue of slavery, prohibition of slavery in the territories, slavery in the territories, compromise of 1850, crisis of 1850, daniel webster, digital history, fugitive slave law, john c. calhoun, millard fillmore, president zachary taylor, stephen douglas, william seward, wilmot proviso, admission of california to the union

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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