Sunday, April 24, 2011

Terms of the Compromise

Here are the terms:

1. Texas gave up most of the western land they claimed and received $10,000,000 to pay off their national debt.
2. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed, saying that all U.S. citizens must assist in the return of runaway slaves.
3. California was admitted as a free state.
4. The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.