The series of proposals put forth by Henry Clay that were adopted by Congress is known as the "Compromise of 1850." This legislative package aimed to address the tensions between slave and free states following the Mexican-American War. It included measures such as the admission of California as a free state and the establishment of territorial governments in the newly acquired lands, along with a stricter Fugitive Slave Act. The Compromise sought to maintain a delicate balance between North and South in an increasingly divided nation.
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