the compromise of 1850 Why could southern politicians be considered over optimistic in accepting this deal. What might they have been hoping for in the future if they supported the spread of slavery

They wanted to avoid any and all conflict

Explanation:

They were hoping for all of the South to become slave states, and most of all they did not want the North getting the edge and possibly even outlawing slavery as a whole.

plus they didnt kill anyone

shows they had ideals

it wasnt a terrorist act

it was a student action

they were all eventually released

much of what they did was re-taor shredded documents