The Historical Significance of the Compromise of 1850

Introduction 

It seemed somewhat impossible that slavery would be restricted to the regions where it had previously happened but not till 1845. Slavery had been limited in the early 1800s had had no opportunity to be overstepped by the Missouri Compromise. New territories had emerged and we're now expanding due to the availability of the slave trade. The United States of America was on the verge of becoming a superpower after it had gained its independence. Many citizens from the north believed that slavery had not been allowed; it would have unfortunately declined. After significant consideration and much debate over slavery, the Compromise of 1850 was critical in solving the indifferences. The following will be what the Compromise of 1850 comprised of the parties involved and its results in the United States' history and formulating such a strategy. 

The Strategy of the Compromise 

The Compromise, conflict, and crisis of 1850 was a strategy that involved various bills. The bills were reflected by the United States of America senate, to defuse a political skirmish among the free and slave states. Such was based on the prestige of areas that had been taken during the Mexican-American war. It was more of a temporary truce on slavery, which had caused chaos and had disrupted the prevailing peace between various regions. The strategy had set the northern and western parts of Texas with areas where fugitive slaves would be processed and offered cheap labor to the American people. 

The strategy was brought about by Senator Henry Clay, Stephen Douglas, and William Corcoran, who had the support by the then president Millard Fillmore. These people considered themselves men who had either made negative or positive utterances that had led to the Compromise's contribution. During September 1850, Clay sort of proposed a package of strategies that would settle the most pressing issues before the United States Congress (Maizlish, 2018). The proposals by Clay were seriously and negatively opposed by the then president Zachary Taylor. The bills also faced significant opposition by anti-slavery protagonists such as William Seward. John was also a pro-slave democrat who believed in the freedom and rights of slaves. The debate continued not until President Taylor died only to be succeeded by Millard Fillmore. Stephen Douglas took the lead to support Clay's proposals and lead to the Compromise of 1850. 

Results that Emerged 

The results of the Compromise saw Texas surrender its lands to New Mexico. Other neighboring states were also to assume part of the Texas civic debt. Another effect of the Compromise is that it saw California considered as a Free State, given its jurisdiction and absolute sovereignty. This move potentially upset the balance between the slave and Free states in the United States Senate. The remaining areas of Mexico were later to be organized into new territories of Utah and Mexico Fronts. According to the shared sovereignty perception, each front's citizens decided on whether to participate in slavery or not to do so. The 1850 Compromise also brought to stringent light the law on slavery and abolished the slave trade act in Washington (Woods, 2019). The notion of slavery would, later on, be established by the Kansas- Nebraska Act. 

It should be noted that the Compromise of 1850 resulted in the American great civil war's postponement. Historians argue that Clay's formulation of the bills presented a conflict of interest among Congress's elite members. It shed light on the plight of slaves and the self-interest that would bring more of a prologue of disputes than a peaceful coexistence between blacks and whites. 

References 

Maizlish, S. E. (2018). A strife of tongues.  https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv346vw1 

Woods, M. E. (2019). The compromise of 1850 and the search for a usable past.  The Journal of the Civil War Era ,  9 (3), 438-456.  https://doi.org/10.1353/cwe.2019.0052