During congressional debate over this agreement, a Senator from New York claimed there was "a higher law than the Constitution." Several politicians expressed support for this agreement in the Georgia Platform. One incident during the Senate debate saw Henry Foote pull a gun on Thomas Hart Benton. This agreement set up the Territories of New Mexico and Utah and was largely designed by Stephen Douglas. For 10 points, name this agreement which made California a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Law, one of the later attempts to prevent secession.
During congressional debate over this agreement, a Senator from New York claimed there was "a higher law than the Constitution." Several politicians expressed support for this agreement in the Georgia Platform. One incident during the Senate debate saw Henry Foote pull a gun on Thomas Hart Benton. This agreement set up the Territories of New Mexico and Utah and was largely designed by Stephen Douglas. For 10 points, name this agreement which made California a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Law, one of the later attempts to prevent secession.
During congressional debate over this agreement, a Senator from New York claimed there was "a higher law than the Constitution."
Compromise of {1850}