What were the reasons the northerners and southerners in Congress passed the Compromise of 1850?

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Whiz · Answer 1 · 2017-05-13T02:22:00+0000

North- Cali will have no slaves. D.C. will have no slaves
South- Fugitive slave law (all runaway slaves captured)/ New Mexican War territories can have slaves
Proposed by Henry Clay, who just loves to make everyone happy.

What were the reasons the northerners and southerners in Congress passed the Compromise of 1850?

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