because slavery had died out for the most part after the civil war when the south agreed to rejoin the north
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Southern states relied on slaves for their cotton production which was vital to their survival .
The Missouri Compromise was the first attempt to ease the looming crisis over slavery. It effectively prevented the spread of slavery into new states but did nothing to eliminate slavery in current slave states.
Utah and New Mexico
it was rejected by congress and the president.
People in Utah and New Mexico got to vote to decide if they wanted to be a slave or free state.