Causes Of Missouri Compromise In 1820

The Missouri Compromise in 1820 basically had an equal amount of free and slave states. It made sense to have a compromise that balanced every state. However, the Compromise of 1850 threw off the first compromise because California would become a state. If California were to become a state there would not be an equal amount of free and slave states. Interestingly, laws were established, for example, "a stringent new law would allow southerners to reclaim runaway slaves... and the status of slavery in the remaining territories acquired from Mexico would be left to the decision of the local white inhabitants" (478).

Lincoln's victory in 1860 angered the southerners because he was "hostile" towards their values and interests. Lincoln also believed that slavery would eventually disappear but the deep south depended on slavery; therefore, southerners did not agree with Lincoln. …show more content…
The way the president or senators should have tackled this problem was to pass a law that forced all of the states to abolish slavery. I know that this is a far- fetched idea but it could have done a ripple