How did the Compromise of 1850 increase tensions between the North and the South?

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24 December, 00:29

How did the Compromise of 1850 increase tensions between the North and the South?

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Helen Arias · Answer 1

The main way in which the Compromise of 1850 increased tensions between the North and the South was that it allowed for continuation of slavery in new US territories, which greatly upset the abolitionists.