Essay On The Compromise Of 1850

How did the land create problems for our country and slavery? The more land the US acquired, the more problems that occured between the North and South. The Northerners were against slavery, while the Southerners wanted to keep slavery going. The North having a willing and cheap workforce did not need a slave system. The South on the other hand needed a slaves state to keep their economy going. Starting with the Compromise of 1850's and ending with the election of 1860, many historical events happened during this time period due to increased land and slavery issues. The Compromise of 1850 consisted of laws that attempted to resolve issues of territory and slavery that started with the Mexican-American War. California was admitted as a free …show more content…
The turmoil over the act split the Democratic and Whig parties and gave rise to the republican party. Dred Scott was a black slave who desired his freedom and fought for it through the American legal system. The United States Surpreme Court denied .undermined the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and in return infuriated the Northern abolitionists. The Dred Scott case became a rallying point for them and helped with the election of Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1860. In 1858 Lincon was nominated for a seat in the United States Senate. In his nomination speech Lincoln said " A house divided cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free." This meaning that sooner or later the house will no longer be divided and there will either be slavery everywhere or there wont be slavery anywhere. Lincoln faced off with Stephen Douglas in a series of debates about slavery and other national issues. Even though he didnt win this election, this speech and his way with words and debates got him elected President in the Election of 1860. ( documents D, E and F