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~~Millard Fillmore Whig VP became pres. in 1850 when Pres. Taylor died; Fillmore enabled Compromise of 1850 to pass~~

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~~Compromise of 1850 "admitted CA as free and S had right to bring slaves in SW territories,slave trade abolished in DC,not slavery"~~

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~~enacted tougher federal fugitive slave laws and strictly enforced them: Clay pushed it through Senate~~

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~~TX got $10M to pay off its debt in return for accepting a narrower western boundary~~

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~~Fugitive Slave Act amends Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 to appoint federal commissioners to catch slaves without due process~~

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~~Minnesota and Oregon join US Minnesota admitted in 1858; Oregon was admitted in 1859~~

Economy of South in 1850s "prosperous, based on ""King Cotton"" and high prices, created feeling of invincibility against North"

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