DEFINITION, KEY FIGURES, CLARITY, DISCUSSION, ANALYSIS
Definition- An agreement between the North and South dealing with the land gained from the Mexican War. North gets California as a free state while south gets a tighter Fugitive Slave Act. New Mexico and Utah Territory is based on popular sovereignty.
Key Figures- Henry Clay - the great compromiser returns for his second act , Stephen Douglas
Clarity of emphasis- it is in there because it avoided secession and reduced sectionalism conflict for 4 years. altought it did not answer the burning question of slavery and was simply another band-aid on top of the picked scab.
Discussion of its place in history- In this collection of history because it made both the North and the South happy at the time. It reduced the threat of secession and also sectionalism conflict.
Analysis of its impact in creating the civil war- Led to the Civil War because the compromise was only temporary and did not provide a real answer (to slavery). Although it fixed it at the time, the issue of slavery still exis
Key Figures- Henry Clay - the great compromiser returns for his second act , Stephen Douglas
Clarity of emphasis- it is in there because it avoided secession and reduced sectionalism conflict for 4 years. altought it did not answer the burning question of slavery and was simply another band-aid on top of the picked scab.
Discussion of its place in history- In this collection of history because it made both the North and the South happy at the time. It reduced the threat of secession and also sectionalism conflict.
Analysis of its impact in creating the civil war- Led to the Civil War because the compromise was only temporary and did not provide a real answer (to slavery). Although it fixed it at the time, the issue of slavery still exis