The Compromise Of 1850: A Case Study

The southern states seceded from the Union for multiple reasons. State’s rights, disputes over tariffs, and slavery were the fuel for the impending fire which was to come. Slavery would pose the largest disparity between the North and the South, neither trusting the other on the topic. Nevertheless, The Compromise of 1850 contained embedded seeds of dispute (Compromise, 2018). The Fugitive Slave Act sparked a compelling response from the Northern moderate antislavery groups becoming more engaged to repel any future expansion of slavery. Undermining the Compromise, were supporters of proslavery and antislavery, advocates determined to control the new territories. As new regions were obtained in the west, disputes arose over whether slavery would be permitted or not. Southerners feared that the addition of non-slavery states would give additional control to the North, ultimately nullifying slavery in all states. …show more content…
This was enough evidence for South Carolina to approve an Ordinance of Secession and follow up with an article explaining its decision to secede followed by invitation to other states to join the Confederacy. The deep south states that joined South Carolina in abdicating from the United States were Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana. After these states seceded, the attack on Fort Sumter in 1861 by the Confederates, initiated Abraham Lincoln to request for volunteers to put down the revolt. This request by the president was seen as a breach and in direct conflict of his role and responsibilities which exceeded his constitutional powers by not waiting on Congressional approval. This decision caused four more states form the upper south to join the deep south. Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee also secede declining to fight against its