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Ch. 14 – Rumblings of Civil War(1820-1861)

Sec. 1: Saving the Union

KEY QUESTION:

• Why was slavery such a difficult issue on which to reach a compromise?

1787- The Three-Fifths Compromise bans slavery in territories north of the Ohio River

Important Dates: 7 of em’

1787- The Three-Fifths Compromise bans slavery in territories north of the Ohio River

1820- Missouri Compromise attempts to balance the power of North and South by admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state (video) 2:18

Important Dates: 7 of em’

1787- The Three-Fifths Compromise bans slavery in territories north of the Ohio River

1820- Missouri Compromise attempts to balance the power of North and South by admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

1845- Texas is admitted to the Union as a slave state

Important Dates: 7 of em’

1846- Wilmot Proviso banned all slavery in lands won from Mexico.

1848- Mexican War ends and Americans ask themselves whether territories won in the war (Mexican Cession) should be open to slavery

- What ‘treaty’ was this called?

Important Dates: 7 of em’

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

1846- Wilmot Proviso banned all slavery in lands won from Mexico.

1848- Mexican War ends and Americans ask themselves whether territories won in the war (Mexican Cession) should be open to slavery

- What ‘treaty’ was this called?

1849- California’s application for statehood forces the nation to deal with the issue of the expansion of slavery

Important Dates: 7 of em’

Now…in 1850 comes the…

The Compromise of 1850 - 4 Parts:

1.California would enter Union as free-state2.Mexican Cession would be divided into New

Mexico & Utah Territories- Here, voters would then decide the slavery question based on popular sovereignty.

3.Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C – the capitol.

- But Congress had NO power to ban slave trade between slave states.

4.Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed.- Were fined $1,000 dollars if didn’t help.

The Compromise of 1850 continued

• In essence, it…• Banned slavery north of the 36o30o line

except for Missouri.&

• Kept the number of slave states and free states equal.

Extended Missouri Compromise, 36o30o line

Linking to the Past…

• Remember the Era of Good Feelings?• (1817-1825)

• What man came up with the American System?

Linking to the Past…

• What was Henry Clay’s American System?• 3 Parts

1. Keep taxes/tariffs on south2. Improve transportation/Nat’l Road3. Single agreed upon currency

3 Parts:

• Three Political Giants: 30+ Years• Henry Clay - shaped, proposed, and

defended it• West

• Daniel Webster - approves of plan and defends it• North

• John C. Calhoun - opposes the plan• South

The Men of the Compromise of 1850

* Southern States are Ticked Off !!!* Some southern states talk of seceding

from the Union.* Seceding- formal withdrawal from the

Union.* South wanted control of the issue.

In Conclusion…