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The Compromise of 1850 | 5.4
The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to ease tensions between free and slave states after the Mexican-American War. In this lesson, you’ll learn how the compromise tried to balance sectional interests—and why it ultimately failed to prevent conflict.
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