First I will discuss the North and why they view it unfair. The first notable compromise was when the Fugitive Slave Laws were passed. The North was mostly made up of abolitionists, so when the Fugitive Slave Laws demanded that all runaway slaves be returned to their owner, the abolitionists in the North were upset and angry. With the new restrictions, this caused a good chunk of the North to view the compromise as evil, and wrong. Along with Harriet Beecher