why slavery in the territories was a divisive issue between North and South and how Congress tried to settle the issue in 1850.

Slavery in the territories was a divisive issue between North and South because the South didn’t want abolition of slavery while the North were in support of it and were regarded as slave free states. This led to a conflict as California wanted to be regarded as a slave free state and the South in general were angered as this meant a reduction in their land and number of slaves

The South struck an agreement with the Union which includes sticking with its slavery in the region and reversed the Missouri compromise.

d: social contract theory