COMPROMISE OF 1850
...ade in the District of Columbia, and protect existing slavery in the District of Columbia. The Fugitive Slave law and protection of existing slavery was a compromise for the South, and California’s free state admission and the abolishment of slave trade were compromises for the North. Henry Clay’s compromise was enforced by president Stephen Douglas. Consequently, the Compromise of 1850 replaced the conflicts about slavery for a short period of time. The Compromise eventually backfired because the issue of slavery was just temporarily covered up. Many people were outraged by parts of the compromise. For example, the underground rail road was formed as a result of revolts against the Fugitive Slave Act. Also, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin that portrayed the goods and evils of slavery. Both of these things caused many controversies between pro-slavery and anti-slavery believers. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was another aspect that led to the failure of the Compromise of 1850. The Kansas and Nebraska territories were still left open to existing slavery. Stephen Douglas decided that the territories would remain under the term "popular sovereignty." This mean that the territory would decide if it should allow slavery or not. This decision caused the repeal of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The Dred Scott case is another major reason for the failure of the Compromise of 1850. The case resulted in a decision that a free or slave black could not declare U.S. citizenship. Also that Congress could not prohibit sla...