Works Cited
Brinkley, Alan. "The Impending Crisis." American History: A Survey. 12th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007. Print.
This textbook provides a interesting perspective on the Compromise of 1850. It also explains many of the other reasons for some of the other crises in the 1850s. Overall, the textbook gives a very detailed description of how the Compromise of 1850, and other events around that time, ultimately led to the Civil War.
Clay, Henry. "Compromise Speech to President." February 6, 1850. Print.
This was Henry Clay's speech to the President about the Compromise of 1850 and why he believed it would solve the nation's problems. Clay was very confident in his speech, he was sure the Compromise would relieve the tensions between the divided nation. This speech gives insight into the mind of Clay and others who agreed with him.
Seward, William. "Freedom in the New Territories." March 11, 1850. Print.
William Henry Seward speech on March 11, 1850 provides a view on what the mind of an influential political leader was like during that time. His speech emphasized
"Compromise of 1850 (United States History)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2014. Web. 15 Dec. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/181179/Compromise-of-1850>.
This article written the editors of encyclopedia of britannica provides an in depth summary of the Compromise of 1850. It supports the idea that the North benefitted more than the South by the Compromise of 1850, and that the Compromise failed in the end.
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. <http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts>.
This online website article is very informational in explaining the Fugitive Slave Acts and the aftereffects of it. It contains a timeline from the first Fugitive Slave Act up to the Compromise of 1850. This web article does a great job explaining how the Fugitive Slave Act increased tensions between the North and South.
Katz, Jonathan. Resistance at Christiana: The Fugitive Slave Rebellion. 1st ed. Crowell. Print.
This book is a great resource in finding out more about different slave rebellions, especially the Resistance at Christiana. It goes in detail about the Fugitive Slave Act and how if affected the nation, especially the North at that time.
"Primary Documents in American History." Web Guides. Web Guides. Web. 15 Dec. 2014. <http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html>.
To extend your knowledge on the bills of the Compromise of 1850, this informational article would be very helpful. It provides a short summary of each of the bills passed and how they affected the United States.
"The Failure of the "Great" Compromise." WalterCoffeycom. Walter Coffey, 14 Sept. 2012. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. <https://waltercoffey.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/the-failure-of-the-great-compromise/>.
This online article explains why the Compromise of 1850 failed. This shows that while the compromise worked to relieve tensions it was only a fix for a short term problem and not a long term fix which is what they needed to keep the union together.
"Trigger Effects of the Civil War." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, 1 June 2014. Web. 17 Dec. 2014. <http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/triggerevents.html>.
This article has many of the reasons and events of why the Civil War started. It shows why the Dread Scott v. Sanford, bleeding Kansas, and the Missouri Compromise along with many other events contributed to the tensions between the Northern States and the Southern States and then lead ultimately to the conflict of the civil war.