slavery and the west: should slavery be allowed to expand??
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SLAVERY AND THE WEST: Should slavery be allowed to expand??. The United States In 1860 (Just Before The Civil War). Slide #2: Important Vocabulary. Slave State : A state that allowed slavery Free State : A state that did not allow slavery - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SLAVERY AND THE WEST: Should slavery be allowed to
expand??
The United States In 1860 (Just Before The Civil War)
Slide #2: Important Vocabulary
• Slave State: A state that allowed slavery
• Free State: A state that did not allow slavery
• Compromise: A solution where both sides agree to give up something in order to reach an agreement
• Popular Sovereignty: allowing the people to have the power to decide whether or not a territory should allow slavery
Slide #3: The Missouri Compromise (1820)
• Missouri asks to join the U.S. as a slave state
• Senator Henry Clay comes up with a compromise:- Add Missouri as a slave state AND Maine as a free state- Draw a line in the Louisiana Purchase, and allow no more slavery North of that line
Slide #3: The Missouri Compromise (1820)
• Food for Thought: Why would it be important for there to be an equal number of free states and slave states?
Answer The Question Below On Packet Page 25
Slide #4: Reaction to the MO Compromise
• Northerners:- Happy that slave states will not outnumber free states- Happy that slavery banned (made illegal) in most of the Louisiana Purchase-Worried that the number of slave states is growing
• Southerners:- Happy that Missouri will be a slave state-Worried that Northerners made such a big deal out of adding a slave state
Worried
Slide #5: Compromise of 1850• California asks to join the U.S. as a free
state once population grew due to Gold Rush
• No new slave states are ready to join the U.S.
• Senator Henry Clay comes up with another compromise:1. Add California as a free state2. Open the rest of the land won during the Mexican War to popular sovereignty3. End the slave trade in Washington, D.C.4. Pass a new, stricter Fugitive Slave Law (required all escaped/runaway slaves to be returned to their plantations)
Slide #6: Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
• Northern part of Louisiana Purchase almost ready to enter the U.S. as states
• These new states will be free states, giving the free states even more power
• Senator Stephen Douglas comes up with a compromise:- Open the entire Louisiana Purchase to popular sovereignty
Slide #7: Reactions to the Compromise of 1850 & Kansas-Nebraska Act
NORTH SOUTH_____
California becomes a free state
____________________________________________________________ Popular sovereignty in land won in
Mexican War ____________________________________________________________ No slave trade in Washington D.C.
_____________________________________________ New Fugitive Slave Law passed
____________________________________________________________ Kansas-Nebraska Act allows slavery to spread into areas that were not
allowed to have slavery
Draw A Smiley Face Or Frowny Face For The Following On Packet Page 26
Wrap-UpAnswer The Following Question As Your
Ticket Out At The End Of ClassWith the Kansas-Nebraska Act, U.S. officials decided that the settlers in new western states will vote whether or not to allow slavery.
What are the potential problems that can result? Be specific.