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DNA : You will be taking notes today so take out the proper materials. 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?. Important Dates: 7 of em ’.
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DNA: You will be taking notes today so take out the proper materials.
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?
Important Dates: 7 of em’ 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’ 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
Now… in 1850 comes the…
The Compromise of 1850 - 4 Parts: • California would enter Union as free-state • Mexican Cession would be divided into New Mexico & Utah Territories - Here, voters would then decide the slavery question based on popular sovereignty. • Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C – the capitol. - But Congress had NO power to ban slave trade between slave states. • 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.
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
3 Parts: 1. Keep taxes/tariffs on south 2. Improve transportation/Nat’l Road 3. Single agreed upon currency
The Men of the Compromise of 1850 • 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
In Conclusion… * 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.