The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850:
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was put in place to deal with the question of what to do when slaves cross the Missouri Compromie border. The bill made it so any runaway slaves that were found on the North side of the border had to be returned to their original owners. Naturally this stirred up a lot of controversy because it established that any slaves would be slaves forever or until their masters gave them freedom which rarely happened. |
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854:
One of the effects of the Missouri Compromise was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The Kansas and Nebraska territories were wanted because they were soon as good land for trading and the transcontinental railroad. As the idea of letting in Nebraska as a state arose, so did the idea of whether it should be a slave state or a free state. The idea of giving the states the option to be slave or free based off of popular sovereignty was brought up by Stephen A. Douglass. Suprisingly the president, Franklin Pierce gave the bill his word and soon after it passed. This essentially repeale the Missouri Compromise because it allowed two states that were over the division line to be slave states.
One of the effects of the Missouri Compromise was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The Kansas and Nebraska territories were wanted because they were soon as good land for trading and the transcontinental railroad. As the idea of letting in Nebraska as a state arose, so did the idea of whether it should be a slave state or a free state. The idea of giving the states the option to be slave or free based off of popular sovereignty was brought up by Stephen A. Douglass. Suprisingly the president, Franklin Pierce gave the bill his word and soon after it passed. This essentially repeale the Missouri Compromise because it allowed two states that were over the division line to be slave states.
Dred Scott v Sanford:
The case of Dred Scott v Sanford was the final event that led to the repealing of the Missouri Compromise. This case was between a slave named Dred Scott and his owner named John Sanford. Being petitioned was whether or not Dred Scott could get his slavery because his master had him in Illinois, a free state, for 10 years. When he left the free state he tried to sue in Missouri courts to get his freedom. He was unsucessful in his attempts and the after effects of this case were comumental. The supree court ruled that he couldn't be free because parts of the Missouri Compromise were deemed unconstitutional. The Missouri Compromise was nullified by this bill and it made it so slaves could be owned in any Northern state from then on.
The case of Dred Scott v Sanford was the final event that led to the repealing of the Missouri Compromise. This case was between a slave named Dred Scott and his owner named John Sanford. Being petitioned was whether or not Dred Scott could get his slavery because his master had him in Illinois, a free state, for 10 years. When he left the free state he tried to sue in Missouri courts to get his freedom. He was unsucessful in his attempts and the after effects of this case were comumental. The supree court ruled that he couldn't be free because parts of the Missouri Compromise were deemed unconstitutional. The Missouri Compromise was nullified by this bill and it made it so slaves could be owned in any Northern state from then on.