Fillmore Attempted To Reduce Tensions Between The North And South

The Compromise of 1850 is among Millard Fillmore's most well-known accomplishments. The Compromise of 1850 was created when a good deal of legislation were signed into law. The North and South each adopted different laws when they were passed. This, however, only served to short-term keep the peace.

There were five different bills that made up the Compromise of 1850. A new, more stringent Fugitive Slave Law was established by the first of these acts. The new rule mandated that federal agents assist in bringing escaped slaves back to their owners in all states, including those where slavery was outlawed. The slave trade in D.C. was abolished by the second statute. The public trading areas near the Executive Mansion (the White House) and Congress were closed off, which humiliated many Northerners, even though slavery was still allowed in the district. California was next admitted to the Union as a free state by Congress. Finally, the territories of New Mexico and Utah were constituted legally and granted popular power over the question of slavery. Finally, Texas's borders were altered and its debts were assumed by the federal government of the United States.