What and Why is it Important to Study Civil War?

-The compromise of 1850 were five bills that were assigned to slavery.
First they gave texas 10 million dollars to take the land. Texas used the money to pay a debt they had with Mexico.
The second was when the US had won a big amount of land from a war with Mexico. It was then known as New Mexico. The problem then was that the people had to decide if it was a anti-slavery land or a pro-slavery land.
Next came California that was known as a land with a large amount of gold. It wanted to join the US to become a free state. Although there was a problem with the Missouri State that menaced the stableness. So they waited a rejection. However, California was then admitted as a free state.
Then comes the Fugitive Slave Act. It was the most disputed bill. An officer had to arrest a slave that was trying to escape. A slave who tried to escape didn't have rights to have a trial, but they were sent to a comissioner. That commisioner would be paid 5$ if the escapes were released and would be payed double if the slave was sent awayy with a plaintif.
Finally, because Washington, D.C. was the capital, and not only did it allow slavery, it also had the largest slave market in North America. This gave a bad image to the nation,so the slave trade was stopped in the District of Columbia.
-It is important in our study of civil war because California was chosen as a free state while some other states were not chosen. Also, the five bills are equal to the proslaves and the antislaves.

-The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act passed by the U.S. congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people that lived in Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they permitted slavery or not.
-This is important in our study of civil war because of this act people from the north got mad and did not accept this act passed. They thought they should continue with the Missouri Compromise. Although, in the proslavery south it was very supported.


The Presidencial election (1860):
-When Lincoln wanted to become president the first thing he did was try to gain the support of the Illinois delegation. His supporters when talked to his family discovered that there was a fence lincoln had helped build 30 years ago. So, Lincoln was now called the rail candidate. Although Lincoln didn't want to be called rail candidate he kept quiet and he made jokes about it. And soon enough he got the support of the Illinois delegation.
-This is important because we need to know who was the president long ago. We need to remember him by what he achieved and not bad stuff he commited.