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The effectiveness of political compromise during the period of 1820-1861
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The effectiveness of political compromise during the period of 1820-1861 was ultimately seen as impotent in its final goals. In effect the political compromise did not reduce sectional tension during this time period. Due to the political unrest between the northern and southern states, the final outcome of these sectional tensions was the Civil War. Some compromises that were enacted to relieve this sectional stress were the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and The Crittenden Compromise. The Missouri compromise was overall ineffective towards the issue of relieving sectional tensions between the northern and southern states. The Missouri Compromise was a plan to relieve the aggression that faced both the pro and anti slavery factions by creating a borderline for both factions to follow. However, this action did not relieve the tensions faced by both parties and instead it gave reason for controversy. One example of such a controversial issue...
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