How did Jefferson Davis use compact theory to justify secession? Davis rejected the insistence of Northern politicians that the compact made
through the Constitution protected slavery.
O Davis said the compact made by the Constitution gave more power to the
federal government than state governments.
O Davis criticized how northern politicians used compact theory in arguments
over stopping the expansion of slavery.
O Davis argued that because the Union was created as a compact of states, the
states had a right to dissolve the compact.