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Dakota Britton

Dakota Britton. The Missouri Compromise (1820) The compromise of 1850 Dred Scott Decision. The Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri to the union as a slave state. It also banned slavery in territories north of 36 30’ latitude.

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Dakota Britton

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  1. Dakota Britton • The Missouri Compromise (1820) • The compromise of 1850 • Dred Scott Decision

  2. The Missouri Compromise • The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri to the union as a slave state. • It also banned slavery in territories north of 36 30’ latitude. • South of this line was open to slavery.

  3. The Compromise of 1850 • In 1846 northern democrats endorsed a proposal to ban slavery from all territories that would be gained from the Mexican war • Southerners were outraged by this proposal , and it failed to pass in congress.

  4. Dred Scott Decision • The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1857 that slaves were property and could not become free by moving to a free state or territory. • This decision pleased southerners and angered northerners

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