The Civil war was a substantial part in U.S. history caused by controversy in slavery, trade, and territory. Expansion towards the West lead to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and a war with Mexico starting in 1846 abiding for two years. This treaty led to the Northern and Southern states disagreeing on whether the new states should be free of slaves, or obtain slaves, because the acquiring of new land. Later on, the Compromise of 1850 added tension to the occurring controversy with slavery in the west. Fantasies of the West becoming a new outlet for freedom and a fresh start caused an enormous complication within the North and South due to the differences in ideals. The North and South were very different in how they wanted to proceed in economics, because the North was based on industrialization with factories, railroads, and exports, and the Southern states were
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This caused tension and of course the South was not pleased with the idea of more states being free, because of the large dependency on slaves and the cotton plantations. Since the south wanted more political power within the states, and the North wanted to create more free states, the Compromise of 1850 went into action to keep the U.S balanced and try to keep tension under control. The Compromise of 1850 caused California to become a free of slaves, and New Mexico and Utah to popular sovereignty. Between this time, the Underground Railroad was in use causing the south to lose many slaves, which was a cause into creation of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was adding a fine or sending others to jail for assisting a slave in escaping, and the Northerners were not pleased with the idea of harsh punishment. Although the compromise was put into play to subside the problems, it did not resolve the issue of the rebottling states and different
This caused tension and of course the South was not pleased with the idea of more states being free, because of the large dependency on slaves and the cotton plantations. Since the south wanted more political power within the states, and the North wanted to create more free states, the Compromise of 1850 went into action to keep the U.S balanced and try to keep tension under control. The Compromise of 1850 caused California to become a free of slaves, and New Mexico and Utah to popular sovereignty. Between this time, the Underground Railroad was in use causing the south to lose many slaves, which was a cause into creation of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was adding a fine or sending others to jail for assisting a slave in escaping, and the Northerners were not pleased with the idea of harsh punishment. Although the compromise was put into play to subside the problems, it did not resolve the issue of the rebottling states and different