Why was the Compromise of 1850 necessary

The Compromise of 1850 also allowed the United States to expand its territory by accepting California as a state. A territory rich in gold, agricultural products and other natural resources would create wealth and enrich the country as a whole.

The compromise also included a more stringent fugitive state law and banned the slave trade in washington, d. c. the issue of slavery in the territories would be re-opened by the kansas-nebraska act, but many historians argue that the compromise of 1850 played a major role in postponing the american civil war.