Compromise of 1850

Directions: students should grammatically correct the sentences below, in red. PLEASE use a SEMI COLON, appropriately. 

The compromise of 1850 was a package of five seperate bills passed in September 1850 it was designed to defuse confrontation between the slave states of the south and the free states of the north regarding the status of territories acquired during the War with Mexico. 

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Suggested Answer: 
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed in September 1850; it was designed to defuse confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the War with Mexico.