[PAR] [TLE] Compromise of 1850 [SEP] The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).  The compromise, drafted by Whig Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and brokered by Clay and Democratic Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois, reduced sectional conflict.  Controversy arose over the Fugitive Slave provision.  The Compromise was greeted with relief, but each side disliked some of its specific provisions: [PAR] [TLE] Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 [SEP] The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.
[PAR] [TLE] Compromise of 1850 [ SEP ] The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 , which defused a four - year political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the Mexican – American War ( 1846–1848 ) . The compromise , drafted by Whig Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and brokered by Clay and Democratic Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois , reduced sectional conflict . Controversy arose over the Fugitive Slave provision . The Compromise was greeted with relief , but each side disliked some of its specific provisions : [PAR] [TLE] Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 [ SEP ] The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18 , 1850 , as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave - holding interests and Northern Free - Soilers .
How many bills were passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers?
How many bills were passed by the United States Congress on September 18 , 1850 , as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave - holding interests and Northern Free - Soilers ?
five
five