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"Why was there a need for compromise in 1850 and why had the compromise not reduced section tensions by 1856?"
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"Why was there a need for compromise in 1850 and why had the compromise not reduced section tensions by 1856?" B.Pringle In 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana from Napoleon for $15 million. It was at this point where 'Manifest Destiny' began, white people wishing to spread throughout the whole of the USA. Also at this point it became clear that in the near future people inhabiting the new territories gained by the Louisiana Purchase would want to join the union. The North and the South of the USA lived in two very different cultures. The people of the South were slave owners and this meant that the South could dominate industries such as textiles due to the cheap slave labour they used. Due to the South's economic advantage in the early 1800's, they had more political sway. The North resented this. The first signs of sectional tension became apparent in 1819 when...
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