Compromise of 1850 Map - U.S. Slavery Expansion and Territorial Division #2242008 (License: Personal Use)

The map depicts the territorial and political landscape following the Compromise of 1850, with green indicating free states and territories, yellow representing slave states, and purple denoting areas like New Mexico and Utah open to slavery via popular sovereignty. Key features include the Missouri Compromise line (36°30′), the unorganized territory north of it, and the newly admitted state of California. The compromise also included the abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C., though not slavery itself.

This image is commonly used in educational resources, history websites, and digital textbooks to explain the political tensions leading to the Civil War. It supports user intent for learning about antebellum U.S. politics, congressional compromises, and the expansion of slavery into western territories.