American War

Beginning with the the Constitution, and even before, Americans were making compromises with each other
and themselves about the slave trade and slavery. The first official compromise by the independent United
States occurred during the constitutional debates over representation and slaves with the 3/5 clause.
Please cite the actions by each branch of the federal government that impacted the implicit compromise and
debate over slavery between 1800 and 1860. During each decade list and comment on the Supreme Court and
its decisions defining the status of slaves and the constitutional powers of the federal government in relation to
the states, the actions taken be the executive branch and the policies of the presidents to maintain or threaten
the compromise, and the laws and resolutions passed by Congress affecting the compromise as slavery
spread into the western territories of the United States? Describe the reaction of people in different sections to
these actions of their governing bodies, including state and local governments, and significant changes in
public opinion about slavery between 1800 and 1860.