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Debating the Compromise of 1850

Debating the Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky proposed the Compromise Measures of 1850, a set of five bills favoring compromise among the states on the issue of slavery. President Millard Fillmore signed all five measures into law.
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Compromise Measures of 1850; Fillmore, Millard; United States (History)
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