A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and groups opposing it, that attempted to give something to both sides. The south gained by the strengthening of the fugitive slave law, the north gained a new free state, California. Texas lost territory but was compensated with 10 million dollars to pay for its debt. Slave trade was prohibited in Washington DC, but slavery was not.
<span> This </span>amendment<span> codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases, and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.</span>
Encomenderos or DeVaughn provided for Indian tribute in exchange for protection and Christian instruction.
Robber barons were both good and bad. On the one hand, they created enormous wealth and opportunity. On the other, they drove numerous small competitors out of business, damaged the environment, and generally treated their workers very badly.
