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Reasons For The Compromise Of 1850

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The Compromise of 1850 was meant to solve problems, but instead caused the division between the North and South to be worse. It left the definition of popular sovereignty vague, so the south thought they could not ban slavery, but the north wanted the people of the area to decide if they should have slavery or not. The Fugitive Slave Act helped the owners return their slave property from any state, even free states by proving ownership of the slave. It also states that one could be arrested if they hid a slave, both of which angered the north. The Kansas-Nebraska Act added to the conflict between the north and the south. The territory on Kansas and Nebraska were obtained with the Louisiana purchase. Popular sovereignty would no longer be in
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