The Importance Of Fugitive Slave Law: What Led To Jim Crow

What led to Jim Crow? Many would agree that the views left behind from an era of human enslavement could suffice for a reason. Since the beginning of America’s history slaves were a factor, they originally were shipped to the America’s to be labor for products and produce, however as time progressed the plantation system was put in place for slaves with masters. In the plantations the slaves were kept in lesser conditions and often separated from family members; Slaves were no longer seen as people, but as property. Leading into the mid 1800’s much debate over the morality of slavery came into play; many religious groups, such as the Quakers brought up the question of human dignity and respect. As time wore on many people and states began to oppose slavery because of its unjust actions. America would be divided into …show more content…
The compromise allowed Missouri to be admitted as a slave state, along with the addition of the Maine as a free state. The balance was kept with the compromise in 1820, however tension would reach a boiling point; that boiling point would be the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 sought to quell any undefined areas regarding slavery, through the adoption of popular sovereignty and the Fugitive Slave law. Concessions on both sides of the issue needed to be appeased to keep the nation together, however the compromise only heightened tensions. One part of the Missouri Compromise provided for popular sovereignty or the ability for individual states to choose whether they wanted to be slave or free; those in favor of slavery were not happy with