Major Acts: Millard Fillmore signed the Compromise of 1850, which delayed the Civil War for a decade. The Compromise outlined that California would enter the Union as a free state; in exchange, the ...

The compromise of 1850, hammered out by Daniel Webster and ... Upon his inauguration, he appointed Daniel Webster Secretary of State, an act that publicly aligned Fillmore with the moderate ...

Bullish (Video) The Missouri Compromise: Slavery, Congress, and the 1820 Crisis Posted: February 19, 2025 | Last updated: February 19, 2025 The film discusses the historical context leading to the ...

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 kept an uneasy alliance for many years between the North and South. However, when California became a state further compromise had to be created. The Democrat ...

In a campaign devoid of issues—for example, both parties endorsed the Compromise of 1850—Pierce defeated the Whig Party ... of 1820 (which allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and ...