As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.
Beside this, what was the cause and effect of the Compromise of 1850?
The compromise was introduced by Henry Clay to calm tensions between the North and South, and unify them more than ever before. It ended up doing quite the opposite. In the compromise the North was promised California as a free state and a banning of the slave trade in Washington DC (you could still own slaves).
| North Gets | South Gets |
|---|---|
| California admitted as a free state | No slavery restrictions in Utah or New Mexico territories |
| Slave trade prohibited in Washington D.C. | Slaveholding permitted in Washington D.C. |
| Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico | Texas gets $10 million |
| Fugitive Slave Law |
Also question is, what was the significance of the compromise?
The significance of the Missouri Compromise was that it preserved the balance between free and slave states, which had played a role from the very start of designing the federal government at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
What were the effects of the 1850 compromise?
Under the Compromise, California was admitted to the Union as a free state; the slave trade was outlawed in Washington, D.C., a strict new Fugitive Slave Act compelled citizens of free states to assist in capturing enslaved people; and the new territories of Utah and New Mexico would permit white residents to decide …
Why was the Compromise of 1850 considered a failure?
The compromise began to become discredited and useless when the majority of the North refused to follow the Fugitive slave act. Since the South felt that it was the only thing that they gained from the compromise, it caused the South to become upset at the inequality of the compromise of 1850.