Failure to compromise DBQ Political compromises Between the 1830’s and the 1860s became increasingly difficult between the northern and southern states. They had different priorities as the South was interested in their economic growth with slavery while the North questioned the morality of it. The issues over slavery became such a debate that Congress created a gag resolution so they didn’t have to worry about the debate. However, the issues were not resolved as seen with Bleeding Kansas and the Charles Sumner caning. The growing issue of slavery made political compromises in the 1830s to 1860s increasingly difficult as the different opinions of the Northern and Southern states caused chaos. While the South wanted to keep slavery to help their
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Document One talks about how at the time it was impractical for South Carolina to leave the United States because it only helped the North and not the South which had the majority of the slaves. Congress not wanting to deal with slavery created the gag resolution, making them unable to discuss the issue. The issue with slavery and the gag resolution comes from Document Three where they talk about the congress bringing the idea up about slavery and how it is bad, but then just say they will talk about it later. Straight from the document, it says “the subject of slavery or the abolition of slavery.be laid on the table and that no further action whatever shall be had thereon.” This just shows how they bring up the idea and then just leave it at that. Then leading to document six it says how the South is just dumb and doesn’t make the right decisions even with all the slaves they own. As debates over slavery intensified, the conflict between the states was shown in events like Bleeding Kansas and Charles Sumner's caning. In document 5 it shows a picture of the caning of Charles Sumner and even though there are no words it can tell a whole backstory of what led up to the
Document One talks about how at the time it was impractical for South Carolina to leave the United States because it only helped the North and not the South which had the majority of the slaves. Congress not wanting to deal with slavery created the gag resolution, making them unable to discuss the issue. The issue with slavery and the gag resolution comes from Document Three where they talk about the congress bringing the idea up about slavery and how it is bad, but then just say they will talk about it later. Straight from the document, it says “the subject of slavery or the abolition of slavery.be laid on the table and that no further action whatever shall be had thereon.” This just shows how they bring up the idea and then just leave it at that. Then leading to document six it says how the South is just dumb and doesn’t make the right decisions even with all the slaves they own. As debates over slavery intensified, the conflict between the states was shown in events like Bleeding Kansas and Charles Sumner's caning. In document 5 it shows a picture of the caning of Charles Sumner and even though there are no words it can tell a whole backstory of what led up to the