Compromise of 1850

This is a poem about the Compromise of 1850. I hope it will be a good study tool. 

Compromise of 1850

In the year 1850, California wanted to be,

A state that was without slavery,

So in order to not upset power,

A compromise was made by Henry Clay, the senator,

He said that California would be a state that was free,

And slave trade was banned from Washington D.C.,

The compromise also said there needed to be a law for Fugitive Slaves that was stronger,

So they debated for 7 months before someone concurred,

Calhoun of South Carolina was against the compromise to protect slavery,

Webster of Massachusetts was for the compromise because there was land not good for cotton in the territories.