{"id":1906,"canonical_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1850ce-jan-29--1906","name":"1850 CE, January 29","year":1850,"era":"CE","month":1,"day":29,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1850ce-jan-29--1906","iso-date":"1850-01-29","precision":"year-month-day","description":"\u003cp\u003eSenator Henry Clay introduces on January 29, 1850, the resolutions known as the \"Compromise of 1850\" to avert a looming civil war over slavery expansion. Although Clay’s legislative bill was defeated in July 1850, the provisions were ultimately passed as separate measures in September 1850.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","additional_details":"\u003cp\u003eThe Key details of the \"Compromise of 1850\" proposal\u0026nbsp; were:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Admission of California as a free state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Territorial Governments: Utah and New Mexico territories would be organized without explicit restrictions on slavery, allowing for popular sovereignty.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A much stricter law would require citizens to assist in the recovery of runaway slaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, but slavery itself would continue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico would be resolved, with the federal government assuming Texas's debt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","photo":"","created_at":"2025-03-21T10:54:50-07:00","updated_at":"2026-01-29T17:46:43-08:00","breadcrumbs":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"January History","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/january"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"January 29","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/january-29"}]},"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Thing","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1850ce-jan-29--1906#eventK365","name":"1850 CE, January 29","headline":"Senator Henry Clay introduces on January 29, 1850, the resolutions known as the \u0026quot;Compromise of 1850\u0026quot; to... - 1850 CE","description":"Senator Henry Clay introduces on January 29, 1850, the resolutions known as the \"Compromise of 1850\" to avert a looming civil war over slavery expansion....","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1850ce-jan-29--1906","additionalType":"HistoricalEvent","inLanguage":"en","datePublished":"2025-03-21T10:54:50-07:00","dateModified":"2026-01-29T17:46:43-08:00","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#organizationK365"},"temporalCoverage":"1850-01-29","isPartOf":[{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#websiteK365"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/january","name":"What Happened in January History"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/january-29#pageK365","name":"What Happened on January 29"}]}}