States Admitted and Territories Organized
- September 9, 1850 — As part of the Compromise of 1850:
- Texas's borders were changed, ch. 48, 9 Stat. 446
- New Mexico Territory was organized, ch. 49, 9 Stat. 448
- California was admitted as a state into the Union, ch. 50, 9 Stat. 452
- Utah Territory was organized, ch. 51, 9 Stat. 553
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