When deciding, the government wanted to keep balance in the Senate because there are two representatives, no matter the size of the state. One of the first pieces of legislation was the Wilmot Proviso (Wilmot Proviso, 1846). It said that all land acquired as a result of the Mexican American war was to be free; there would be no slavery allowed. The South didn’t like this as they wanted slavery to continue into the westward territories. It didn't pass. Another piece of legislation was the Compromise of 1850 (Compromise of 1850). It stated that California was to be admitted as a free state, Utah and New Mexico would be territories but slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty, it ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C., and created a stricter fugitive slave law. The admission of California and the end of the D.C. slave trade pleased the North, but they were also upset by the stricter fugitive slave law, which made it easier for slave owners to get their escaped slaves backs even if they were in free states. The North was also upset by the Dred Scott Decision (Dred Scott vs Sanford, 1857). It was ruled by the Supreme Court that slave owners can take
When deciding, the government wanted to keep balance in the Senate because there are two representatives, no matter the size of the state. One of the first pieces of legislation was the Wilmot Proviso (Wilmot Proviso, 1846). It said that all land acquired as a result of the Mexican American war was to be free; there would be no slavery allowed. The South didn’t like this as they wanted slavery to continue into the westward territories. It didn't pass. Another piece of legislation was the Compromise of 1850 (Compromise of 1850). It stated that California was to be admitted as a free state, Utah and New Mexico would be territories but slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty, it ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C., and created a stricter fugitive slave law. The admission of California and the end of the D.C. slave trade pleased the North, but they were also upset by the stricter fugitive slave law, which made it easier for slave owners to get their escaped slaves backs even if they were in free states. The North was also upset by the Dred Scott Decision (Dred Scott vs Sanford, 1857). It was ruled by the Supreme Court that slave owners can take