In 1763 the British defeated the French in the French and Indian War. The British gained control of many French territories. This left them in debt, and they decided to impose taxes on colonists to ease off the debt. Many colonists did not agree with the idea of these new taxes being imposed without their consent; they felt infuriated and enslaved. Therefore, in 1850 after California was admitted to the Union as a free state the Fugitive Slave Act was then reissued. Many people were not happy with such a wrongful death that led them to be nothing but one's property once again. The slave act also threatened the safety of the blacks, who were both free and enslaved. Eventually, this slave act led to rage, attacks and even bloodshed because people were not being heard. Moreover, the Supreme Court …show more content…
This law was making free escaped slaves return to become enslaved again. Meanwhile, others known as “abolitionists” were aggravated with this new law. According to Document B, Ralph Waldo states that this law is nothing but an acquittal for committing arson and murder. That this immoral law should not be enacted for a mans’ freedom is inviolable as his right to life. This shows how the blacks felt taken advantage of and frightened of their lives if they did not obey the law. Not only that, but it explains why many people are breaking laws and taking unrightful actions. It also suggests that the Congress was not being fair by not hearing others' beliefs on this new law. According to Bleeding Kansas by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica of 1854, it states how the abolitionists and the anti-abolitionists were having riots against each other because of proslavery and antislavery as well as wanting to gain new territories. The evidence suggests how the issue of slavery also brought conflict into those who were not