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Chapter 10 – Sectional Conflict IntensifiesSection 1 – Slavery and Western Expansion
President Polk sees trouble coming.*How?Wilmot Proviso – proposed in Congress – any territory gained from Mexican war = NO SLAVERY
** DOES NOT PASS **
popular sovereignty – (*What does this mean???)citizens of new territories decide slavery question
Why did Congress prefer the idea of popular sovereignty?
-California is admitted as a free state-Congress promises strong federal enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850(thanks to Stephen A. Douglas of IL) – split a bill presented by Henry Clay that would ease North-South tensions
Benefit for the North Concession to the SouthCalifornia enters as free state Mexican territory = no slavery
restrictionsNew Mexico/Texas border settled in favor of New Mexico
Federal government assumes Texas’ war debts
Outlaw slave trade in Washington DC
Did not completely outlaw slavery
Congress cannot mess with domestic slave trade
Strict enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Section 2 – Mounting ViolenceThe Fugitive Slave Act• an African American only had to be pointed out to be a runaway
slave to be arrested• no right to a trial
**Why would this upset the Northerners?
The North’s response??
The Underground Railroad
http://youtu.be/nQ2Kbk4QTGUHarriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad 8:22
http://youtu.be/XmsNGrkbHm4Harriet Tubman Biography
Assignment:p. 324 #1, 2, 3, 4p. 331 #1, 2, 4, 5
Section 3President Buchanan suggests the Supreme Court decide on slavery
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)• Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri• owner took him to live in a free
territory then back to Missouri• Scott sued his owner for his
freedom arguing that his time spent in free territory meant he was free
• Supreme Court ruled against Scott saying African Americans were not citizens, but property, and therefore could not sue in court
• Court added that it was unconstitutional to prohibit slavery in new territories
Lincoln and Douglas Debates in Illinois
Lincoln Douglas Debates – Eric Foner 2:06
*Why were the debates important nationally?
*At the time, which candidate was the most influential? Why?
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