History Of Civil War Law: The Compromise Of 1820

In addition, there were some major Civil War laws of the Western Expansion, such as the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an effort to conserve a balance of power between the slaveholding states and free states, by the U.S Senate and the House of Reps. The slaveholding states feared of being outnumbered in the Congressional Representation. They feared because they would lack the power to protect their interest in property and trade. After much debate the law passed the Senate on March 2nd, 1820 and passed the House of Reps on February 26th, 1821. The Compromise of 1850 consisted of five separate bills passed by congress. The Compromise was the last major