Compromise of 1850. Fergus Bordewich talks about the Compromise of 1850 and its significance to the North winning the Civil War more than a decade later.

On this day in 1850, Henry Clay, a Whig from Kentucky, rose in the Old Senate Chamber to advance what became known as the Compromise of 1850.

On the Brink of Civil War: The Compromise of 1850 and How It Changed the Course of American History John C. Waugh. Scholarly Resources, $28.95 (217pp) ISBN 978-0-8420-2945-2 ...

The film discusses the historical context leading to the American Civil War, focusing on the sectional tensions between free and slave states from 1818 to 1861. It highlights key events such as ...

“Every compromise regarding slavery, whether it was in the constitution, or the Missouri Compromise, or the Compromise of 1850, was a compromise that we paid dearly for.In president lincoln’s ...

In his Sept. 30 letter to The Buffalo News regarding President Millard Fillmore's support for the Compromise of 1850, Daniel Sack contends the Compromise was only good "for white men." ...

But it was slavery, and the refusal of Southern slaveholders to compromise on slavery, that launched the Civil War. In fact, the secession crisis of 1860-61 was the culmination of a decade-long ...

President Donald Trump discussed the origins of the Civil War in an interview airing Monday, ... most notably with the Compromise of 1850. As president, Jackson, a slaveowner, ...

Many have pointed out that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s veneration this week of Robert E. Lee as an honorable man and his contention that the Civil War came about as a result of an… ...

President Donald Trump discussed the origins of the Civil War in an interview airing Monday, ... most notably with the Compromise of 1850. As president, Jackson, a slaveowner, ...