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 ...

On why the Compromise of 1850 matters, even though the Civil War eventually happened "The most important thing about the Compromise of 1850 was that it prevented war in 1850.

The Compromise of 1850, a painstakingly negotiated package of bills, prohibited the slave trade in Washington, D.C., but also compelled Northerners to return fugitive slaves from the South to the ...

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." ...

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… ...