terms of compromise
Senator James A. Pearce from Maryland was the author of the Compromise of 1850. Approximately 1/3 of the land that Texas claimed after annexation was given to the U.S. government in exchange for $10 million. Most of the land that Texas ceded was in present-day New Mexico but parts of the land also extended into Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming.
The Compromise also resulted in changes to slavery in the United States. California was admitted as a free state but New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Nevada were organized with no decision on slavery. This decision would be made when each of these territories applied for statehood. Also, Washington D.C. abolished slave trade but slave ownership was still allowed. The Fugitive Slave Law was also established.
As a result of the Compromise of 1850, Texas ceded one-third of its land, which established the state's current boundaries. In exchange for the land Texas received $10,000,000 from the U.S. government. Texas used this money to repay debts that it had accumulated. Texas also remained a slave state.
The Compromise also resulted in changes to slavery in the United States. California was admitted as a free state but New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Nevada were organized with no decision on slavery. This decision would be made when each of these territories applied for statehood. Also, Washington D.C. abolished slave trade but slave ownership was still allowed. The Fugitive Slave Law was also established.
As a result of the Compromise of 1850, Texas ceded one-third of its land, which established the state's current boundaries. In exchange for the land Texas received $10,000,000 from the U.S. government. Texas used this money to repay debts that it had accumulated. Texas also remained a slave state.