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California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush . Compromise of 1850. California comes into the Union as a Free State Fugitive Slave Act – ALL officers of the law were required to arrest runaway slaves and ANY person found aiding a slave is subject to fines and jail time Slave trade abolished in DC

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California Gold Rush

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  1. California Gold Rush

  2. Compromise of 1850 • California comes into the Union as a Free State • Fugitive Slave Act – ALL officers of the law were required to arrest runaway slaves and ANY person found aiding a slave is subject to fines and jail time • Slave trade abolished in DC • New Mexico Territory and Utah Territory are carved out of land claimed by Texas. They use popular sovereignty to decide whether or not they will be free or slave territories.

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