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Slaveholders Abolitionists Disagreements over Slavery Territories Did not want California to join the Union Favored a larger western boundary for TX Wanted federal help in finding runaway slaves Wanted California to join the Union Wanted to limit Texas’ borders Wanted to outlaw Slavery in Washington

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Page 1: Slaveholders Abolitionists Disagreements over Slavery Territories Did not want California to join the Union Favored a larger western boundary for TX Wanted

Slaveholders

Abolitionists

Disagreements over Slavery Territories

Did not want California to join

the Union

Favored a larger western

boundary for TX

Wanted federal help in finding runaway slaves

Wanted California to join

the Union

Wanted to limit Texas’ borders

Wanted to outlaw Slavery in Washington DC

Page 2: Slaveholders Abolitionists Disagreements over Slavery Territories Did not want California to join the Union Favored a larger western boundary for TX Wanted

Provisions of the

Compromise of 1850

California became a state

New Mexico and Utah became

territories

The Fugitive Slave Law was passed

Slave trade ended in Washington DC

TX gave up some of its western lands for $10

million

Page 3: Slaveholders Abolitionists Disagreements over Slavery Territories Did not want California to join the Union Favored a larger western boundary for TX Wanted