essay on compromise

1. manifest destiny

led people west, early cause of civil war

2. missouri compromise 1820

banned slavery above 36 30, did NOT last during tension rising

3. compromise of 1850

made Cali free and texas slave state, abolished slave trade in DC but increased fugitive slave laws

4. kansas-nebraska act

allowed kansas and nebraska to choose whether or not they wanted slavery, but above 36 30—effectively repealed MO compromise (ineffective!)

5. bleeding kansas

direct result of kansas-nebraska act, uproar over disregarding MO compromise, showed compromise didnt really work

6. dred scott case

made abolitionists mad because MO compromise was made unconstitutional

7. crittenden proposal

last ditch effort to preserve the union, tried to extend MO compromise line to pacific and lincoln refused