The Compromise of 1850

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Tom Richey explains the Compromise of 1850, which was put together by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas in order to try to settle sectional disputes over how to organize the Mexican Cession and the extent to which slavery would be allowed in these territories acquired by Mexico. When California applied for admission to the Union as a free state, Congress was at an impasse.

In order to gain support from some Southern congressmen for admitting California as a free state, Henry Clay proposed a stronger Fugitive Slave Act, which placed the federal government directly in charge of returning runaway slaves. The Fugitive Slave Act would become the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 because of its denial of a jury trial to alleged runaways.

The status of slavery was in the New Mexico and Utah territories was to be determined by popular sovereignty (also known as squatter sovereignty), which allowed the settlers to decide the status of slavery rather than Congress. A dispute between the federal government and Texas was also settled regarding land claims that Texas had in the Mexican Cession. In return for $10 million to pay off the state's remaining war debt, Texas relinquished its land claims in the Santa Fe region.

Finally, the slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C., although slavery remained legal there.

Because each provision was controversial in its own way, Henry Clay was not able to put everything into a single bill and Stephen Douglas put together a majority to pass each individual piece of the compromise.

Although Henry Clay and Daniel Webster supported the Compromise, John C. Calhoun did not. Calhoun predicted that the Union would be dissolved and a civil war would ensue as a result of the Compromise, which is exactly what happened after perhaps the most tumultuous decade in the history of the United States: the 1850s.

The content of this video aligns with Period 5 in the AP US History Course Description. This lecture by Tom Richey is more than a crash course - it is a lesson taught by an experienced teacher.

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Great education...
Great voice for public speaking as well..

observelistennlearn

As always, your summaries are superb Tom.

TheManInRoomFive

Don't study history but still watch and love this channel XD

piano-febv

From one history guy to another, keep lectures like these coming. One request, the Lincoln Douglas debate, what were the main arguing points and how were those points viewed from each side of the isle.

mattmf

Thank you Tom for another Educational video. Aloha🤙

toamataafa

Im in graduate school. I watched this vid to get some background on the Hidalgo treaty. Thank you!

charlottebuchanan

Our test is literally today perfect timing 👌

jojolee

Can you do a video on the politician that said the Treaty of Versailles was nothing but a 20 year cease fire order? Mentioning the one who said The Missouri Compromise was only going to buy ten years made me think of that.

jpmnky

Dont tell my teacher im watching this to do work, this wasnt the video that was assigned lol

baguette_of_communist_china

Awesome Video Tom! Really helpful for your fans! Can you please give a shoutout to Alex Gofman’s 6th period AP Euro class at Lawrence, New York? It’ll really a lot to us! Thank you for the great videos!!

mathewguevara

I love your videos !!!
I am studying US histroy for last 2 weeks now. I watch all sorts of videos; crashcourse, mr.beats, this other guy (i cant remember the name) and by far your videos are the BEST. What I appreciate the most is that your videos are precise, to the point. You cover all the essential rather then going into irrelevant information. Love from Pakistan

qurbankhattak

has your opinion changed in the last few years whether we have reached an equal amount of political polarization as there 1850-1860s America ?

Highontheholyghost

@6:38 Again you skipped the part one of the reasons why Texas ceded the claimed lands the north of the 36°30′ parallel to the Federal government was that the Missouri compromise was still in effect.

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