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What is the significance of the Compromise of 1850 and the fugitive slave law during the development of the civil war?

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Answer: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

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