The addition of west germany to NATO in 1955.
Finally, and most controversially, a Fugitive Slave<span> Law</span>was<span> passed, requiring northerners to return runaway</span>slaves<span> to their owners under penalty of law. The</span>Compromise of 1850<span> overturned the Missouri</span>Compromise<span> and left the overall issue of </span>slavery unsettled<span>.</span>
