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Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850.

Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850. Do Now: Why were Northern states against adding Missouri to the Union, and how was the conflict resolved?. The United States Senate, A.D. 1850. California (1850). Wisconsin (1848). Texas (1845). Iowa (1846).

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Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850.

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  1. Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850. Do Now: Why were Northern states against adding Missouri to the Union, and how was the conflict resolved? The United States Senate, A.D. 1850.

  2. California (1850) Wisconsin (1848) Texas (1845) Iowa (1846) Florida (1845) Michigan (1837) Arkansas (1836) Maine (1820) Missouri (1821) Slave States Free States Original 13 States

  3. Compromise of 1850 I. California became a free state. II. The rest of the Mexican Cession was divided into two parts; Utah (UT) and New Mexico (NM). * people in UT and NM used popular sovereignty to decide on the slavery issue III. The slave trade ended in Washington, D.C. IV. The Fugitive Slave Law was passed.

  4. The Fugitive Slave Law • All Americans, by law, were required to help catch runaway slaves. • You could be fined and/or imprisoned for helping a runaway slave. • This law infuriated northerners! Cazenovia, MA, Fugitive Slave Law Convention held on 21 and 22 August 1850; Frederick Douglass is seated at the right side of the table.

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