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Compromise of 1850: Primary Documents in American History

External Websites

The following external websites contain primary source materials and related information on the Compromise of 1850.

Clay's Last Compromise, January 29, 1850
United States Senate
Compromise of 1850 (1850)
National Archives and Records Administration
The Compromise of 1850 External
UShistory.org (The Independence Hall Association)
Compromise of 1850 External
House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College
Daniel Webster: The Constitution & the Union, March 7, 1850
United States Senate
Daniel Webster Speech March 7, 1850
National Archives and Records Administration
Resolution introduced by Senator Henry Clay in relation to the adjustment of all existing questions of controversy between the states arising out of the institution of slavery (the resolution later became known as the Compromise of 1850)
National Archives and Records Administration
Speech Costs Senator His Seat (Daniel Webster)
United States Senate
Struggles over Slavery: The Compromise of 1850
National Archives and Records Administration
Thomas Hart Benton: Against the Compromise of 1850, June 10, 1850
United States Senate