In what way did the Compromise of 1850 contribute to the Union victory in the Civil War?

Answer 1

It's a bit of a stretch to say that the Compromise of 1850 sealed the deal for a future war a decade later (if the South felt that the North was gaining too many advantages, why would they agree to the Compromise?). There are, however, a few factors that may have helped the North:

Fugitive Slave Law: The Northerners were now forced to choose between helping the South or the slaves. Before this they were indifferent to the immoralities of slavery, but having this law directly showed the Northern whites the Southern culture. This began to stir up (mostly anti-slavery) feelings among the North.

Popular Sovereignty: Webster introduced this idea of letting states choose whether they will become a slave or free state. Although this idea was first used in order to settle disputes about the status of slavery in the new territories acquired from Mexico, it made the most impact in the Kansas-Nebraska Act four years later (without p.s., the Kansas-Nebraska act would definitely not have passed). However, the KN act still stirred up Southern hatred among the North, as both Kansas and Nebraska were already considered free territories from the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

However, DO note that these are simply factors and not surefire advantages the North held. I dislike historians who talk only about the advantages of the winning side and the disadvantages of the losing side, as if the war could be decided before it was fought.

Answer 2

cuz it just pist of the south even more and it caused more tension untill all hell broke loose and the north won....although s few yrs past b4 the north actutally won, this still had some effect, but it was mostly a mental effect, it made some southerners feel like they were truly ******..



the end

" Fillmore and his administration felt that it was important to avoid a conflict b/w the north and the south so in 1850, Henry Clay came up with a plan that would hopefully keep the nation at peace. His plan involved the admission of California to the Union as a free state, it would divide the land that was acquired from Mexico into New Mexico and the Utah territories, the compromise also banned the slave trade in Washington D.C and it enforced a stricter Fugitive Slave Law as well as giving Texas some compensation for their loses. Unfortunately rather than easing the tensions b/w the northern states and southern states the compromise only increased the tensions."

Basicaly it gave the north tht extra push tht it needed and it screwd the south even more...

Answer 3

What about the friction between the states that was created by the Compromise. It is safe to assume those feelings bled over into the next decade; thereby, combining with other elements that ultimately led to the Civil War.