Divisive War: 1844-1850

The Compromise of 1850 - 

Laws passed in 1850 that was meant to resolve the dispute over the status of slavery in the territories. Key elements included the admission of California 

As a free state and a new Fugitive Slave Act. 

Kansas-Nebraska Act - 

A controversial 1854 law that divided  Indian territory into Kansas and Nebraska, 

Repealed Nebraska the Missouri Compromise, and left the new territories to 

Decide the issue of slavery in the territories  Basis of popular sovereignty. Far from clarifying the status of slavery in the territories, The act led to violent conflict in "Bleeding Kansas." 

New Fugitive Slave Act - 

Sept. 18, 1850 

• The required slaves are returned to their owners, even if they were in a Free…