The plan was set forth. The giants — Calhoun, Webster, and Clay — had spoken. Still the Congress debated the contentious issues well into the summer. Each time Clay's Compromise was set forth for a vote, it did not receive a majority. Henry Clay himself had to leave in sickness, before the dispute could be resolved. In his place, Stephen Douglas worked tirelessly to end the fight. On July 9, President Zachary Taylor died of food poisoning. His successor, MILLARD FILLMORE, was much more interested in compromise. The environment for a deal was set. By September, Clay's Compromise became law.
California was admitted to the Union as the 16th free state. In exchange, the south was guaranteed that no federal restrictions on slavery would be placed on Utah or New Mexico. Texas lost its boundary claims in New Mexico, but the Congress compensated Texas with $10 million. Slavery was maintained in the nation's capital, but the slave trade was prohibited. Finally, and most controversially, a FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW was passed, requiring northerners to return runaway slaves to their owners under penalty of law
There exist various ways of investment into human resources. Businesses can invest in general human capital, which is an investment into specific or general training that enables acquisition of general knowledge usable in various companies. This results in higher future expected return of investment.
France became an independent country in the ninth century. It was originally called Gaul and controlled by the Celts. The Romans took control of Gaul in the first century<span> B.C. After the fall of Rome, Germanic tribes known as the Franks conquered the area in the </span>fifth century<span> A.D.</span>
Separated by the Atlantic ocean, the colonies were on the opposite side of the ocean from Great Britain, this geographical fact meant that the mother country lacked the ability to enforce policy in the colonies subjects and leaders. Due to this issue, gradually the colonies were extended more rights and developed a unique form of government in opposition to that of the British Empire, particularly that of monarchical rule, top-down leadership and they established their democracy through conflict and devolution.
