This agreement was preceded by the Nashville Convention and later affirmed by the Georgia Platform.
This agreement was preceded by the Nashville Convention and later affirmed by the Georgia Platform. Franklin Pierce argued that this legislation nullified a previous agreement, leading to his loss of Northern support. Although the issue was ignored by Zachary Taylor, one speech in opposition to this agreement claimed that there is a "higher law than the Constitution," and was made by a New York Senator who argued for purchasing Alaska, William Seward. For 10 points, name this agreement that passed a strict Fugitive Slave Act, gave popular sovereignty to Utah and New Mexico, and admitted California as a free state, brokered by Henry Clay.
This agreement was preceded by the Nashville Convention and later affirmed by the Georgia Platform.
Compromise of 1850 