The previous constitution, called the Articles of Confederation, gave state governments more authority. Led by Patrick Henry of Virginia, Anti-Federalists worried, among other things, that the position of president, then a novelty, might evolve into a monarchy
1. Missouri Compromise (allowed slavery in Missouri)
2. Kansas-Nebraska Act (made Kansas a territory free do decide on slavery)
3. Dred Scott (made black people property)
4. Fugitive Slave Act (forced north to cooperate with slave owners)
5. Bleeding Kansas (Missouri pro-slavery men invaded and terrorized Kansas to force slavery)
Missouri compromise was the beginning were it all started.
