the 1850son the verge of war! chapter 10 section 1
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The 1850s—On the verge of War!Chapter 10 Section 1
Election of 1848A. Zachary Taylor (W)
v. Lewis Cass (D) v. Martin Van Buren (FS)
Taylor was a war hero who owned 200 slaves.
The Democrats were divided over slavery.
The Free Soilers opposed slavery.
B. The Results Zachary Taylor wins
with Millard Fillmore as his running mate.
*Wilmot Proviso* Proposed by David
Wilmot (D.) Wanted to ban slavery
in the new territories. The North liked it and
the South did not. Passed in the House of
Representatives 4 times but it never passed in the Senate.
Problems in CongressA. California
CA wanted to become a free state.
California split the Missouri Compromise line.
B. Texas TX (slave state) takes up half
of the Mexico territory.
C. Slavery The North does not want
slavery in Washington D.C. and leans towards abolition
The South wants the North to support the Fugitive Slave Act.
The South is discussing secession- withdrawing from the US.
*Compromise of 1850- Henry Clay*
For the North- CA enters as a free state.- TX gets $10 to give up
New Mexico territory.
For the South- *Fugitive Slave Act * -makes it
a federal crime to assist runaway slaves. Also allows runaways to be arrested in free states.
For Both-Slave trade is banned in Washington D.C-New territories will decide slavery based on *popular sovereignty*- the idea that the individual territories should decide on slavery.
Passing the CompromiseA. Deaths
John C. Calhoun and President Taylor, who both oppose the compromise, die.
The new President, Millard Fillmore supports the Compromise.
B. Henry Clay’s Package Deal Tries to pass the compromise all at once and it does
not pass. Clay leaves Congress. Stephen Douglas becomes a new leader in Congress
and decides to break up the Compromise and pass it in small chunks.
America Splits
F. *Uncle Tom’s Cabin*Written by Harriett
Beecher Stowe, an angry northerner and depicted the lives of slaves.
Made southerners really mad.
The Battle over Slavery heats up and become
serious!
The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)A. New leaders
Clay and Webster pass on in the early 1850s.
As part of his break up deal Stephen Douglas proposes the Kansas- Nebraska Act.
B. Popular Sovereignty The issue of slavery
in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by the people.