How did the Compromise of 1850 affect New Mexico?

The Compromise of 1850 organized New Mexico as a separate U.S. territory. It also settled a boundary dispute by paying Texas $10 million to give up its claims to land that became part of New Mexico and other territories. The compromise did not free all enslaved people in New Mexico or guarantee the territory’s loyalty during the Civil War.

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