Did the Compromise of 1850 preserve the Union or lead to The Civil War? The Compromise of 1850, I believe, preserved the Union. In this essay, I will discuss who wrote the compromise, who opposed it, and what the compromise did for the Union. The Union was on the brink of breaking up, so Henry Clay thought of a plan and presented it to the Senate on January 29, 1850. The plan stated that California was to be brought …showed first 75 words of 544 total…

…showed last 75 words of 544 total…a submission of an affidavit by the owner. In the end, I believe the Union was preserved for the time being. At the risk of separation, Americans pulled together and compromised for the sake of the Union. If this bill would have not gone into effect when it did, a break of the Union would have been earlier than it was. Henry Clay was a great compromiser and was able to keep the union together.