What Were The Causes Of The Compromise Of 1850

During the years of 1846 to 1848, America and Mexico were in war due to conflicts regarding slavery and territories. Henry Clay (the Secretary of State at that time) tried to end the war by introducing a series of bills called The Compromise of 1850. The Compromise had five laws that were put in place to help the Northern Free States and the Southern Slave States come to a natural balance. In September 9, 1850, the government passed three of the laws from the Compromise of 1850. The first three bills were regarding territory between New Mexico and Utah, in addition to adding California to the Union. Then on September 18, 1950, the government passed the fourth bill which was regarding fugitives and slaves. The fifth law was introduced on September 20, 1850, this bill was regarding abolition of slave trade from Columbia. The sectional crisis in 1850 was mainly due to conflict of opinions about slavery in America. The conflict began because leaders in the United States split into two categories, the first wanted to
This bill (known as popular sovereignty) would allow the people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they want to allow slavery in these areas. This bill won sectional votes and therefore, became a law in Kansas and Nebraska. This bill of popular sovereignty, cancelled the 1820 Missouri Compromise which had banned the expansion of slavery. This made the Northern States angry because they wanted to end slavery, however now, they feared that slavery would spread in the West. Furthermore, the confrontation from the North made the South slavery supporters angry because they believed that the Kansas Nebraska bill had been approved. The bill also created conflict between the citizens of Nebraska and Kansas. All the conflicting cities and states led to riots (Bleeding of Kansas). This unrest kept on raising between Kansas, Nebraska and North and