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1. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was created to settle argument created when Missouri applied for statehood.
a. Developed by Henry Clay of Kentucky.b. It kept the number of Free & Slave states even by adding the state of Maine as a free state &
Missouri as a slave state.c. Established the Missouri Compromise Line of 36⁰ 30’.d. Sectionalism continued to grow & the US
gained more land after the Mexican Cession in 1848.
Henry Clay
FREE STATES:MassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew YorkNew JerseyPennsylvaniaNew HampshireVermont 1791Ohio 1803Indiana 1816Illinois 1818
SLAVE STATES:VirginiaMarylandN. CarolinaS. CarolinaGeorgiaDelawareKentucky 1792Tennessee 1796Louisiana 1812Mississippi 1817Alabama 1819
Missouri Compromise Rap
Congress surveys the proposed
territory to establish its boundaries.
Congress surveys the proposed
territory to establish its boundaries.
The “unorganized” territory is
governed by an official appointed
by Congress (Territorial Governor)
The “unorganized” territory is
governed by an official appointed
by Congress (Territorial Governor)
When 5,000 legal voters have settled in the
territory, a legislature is elected and a
representative is sent to the Congress. The
territory is now known as an “organized”
territory.
When 5,000 legal voters have settled in the
territory, a legislature is elected and a
representative is sent to the Congress. The
territory is now known as an “organized”
territory.
A territorial constitution is drafted when 60,000 people have settled in
the “organized” territory.
A territorial constitution is drafted when 60,000 people have settled in
the “organized” territory.
When the territorial constitution is
approved by the Congress the
organized territory applies for statehood
When the territorial constitution is
approved by the Congress the
organized territory applies for statehood
Congress votes to grant statehood!
Congress votes to grant statehood!
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2. The Wilmot Proviso of 1848 was created to settle the argument created when the new lands from the Mexican Cession were obtained.
a. Developed by David Wilmot of Pennsylvania.b. The plan outlawed slavery in all new lands obtained.c. The bill was defeated in Congress.
FREE STATES:MassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew YorkNew JerseyPennsylvaniaNew HampshireVermont 1791Ohio 1803Indiana 1816Illinois 1818Maine 1820Michigan 1837Iowa 1846
SLAVE STATES:VirginiaMarylandN. CarolinaS. CarolinaGeorgiaDelawareKentucky 1792Tennessee 1796Louisiana 1812Mississippi 1817Alabama 1819Missouri 1821Arkansas 1836Florida 1845Texas 1845
David Wilmot
3. The Compromise of 1850 was created to settle the argument created when California applied for statehood.
a. Henry Clay of Kentucky, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, & Stephen Douglas of Illinois developed the plan.
b. The plan was developed to equal out the number of slave & free states in the US if California were admitted as a free state.c. The Plan:
1. Fugitive Slave Law was imposed.2. Texas becomes a slave state.3. California becomes a free state.4. Slave trade would be outlawed in Washington D.C.5. Popular Sovereignty would be imposed in the territories of Utah & New Mexico.
FREE STATES:MassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew YorkNew JerseyPennsylvaniaNew HampshireVermont 1791Ohio 1803Indiana 1816Illinois 1818Maine 1820Michigan 1837Iowa 1846California 1850
SLAVE STATES:VirginiaMarylandN. CarolinaS. CarolinaGeorgiaDelawareKentucky 1792Tennessee 1796Louisiana 1812Mississippi 1817Alabama 1819Missouri 1821Arkansas 1836Florida 1845Texas 1845
OTHER FUTURE STATES:Minnesota ?Oregon ?Utah ?New Mexico ? Nebraska ?Washington ?
OTHER FUTURE STATES:Minnesota ?Oregon ?Utah ?New Mexico ? Nebraska ?Washington ?
Henry Clay
D. Webster
S. Douglas
Missouri Compromise Line of 1820
PopularSovereignty
PopularSovereignty
4. Sectionalism continued & became “Radical” because of the growing abolition movement, the growth of the railroad, and the development of new territories (like Nebraska & Kansas) which led to the creation of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
a. Developed by Stephen Douglas.b. Plan called for scraping the Missouri
Compromise Line & implementing Popular Sovereignty.
c. Led to “Bleeding” Kansas.
S. Douglas
John Brown
PottawatomieCreek
Massacre
PottawatomieCreek
Massacre
StatehoodChronological (2 min.)
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