Missouri Compromise: The Missouri Compromise was a legislative agreement in 1820 that aimed to maintain balance between free and slave states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It illustrates attempts to resolve sectional tensions.
Compromise of 1850: The Compromise of 1850 was another attempt to address sectional tensions by creating a series of laws regarding slavery in new territories acquired from Mexico. It included provisions such as the Fugitive Slave Act, which further heightened tensions.
Kansas-Nebraska Act: The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed residents in these territories to decide whether they would be admitted as free or slave states through popular sovereignty. This act intensified sectional tensions and led to violent conflicts, such as 'Bleeding Kansas.'