missouri compromise 1818 – 10 slave & 10 free states

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Missouri Compromise

1818 – 10 slave & 10 Free states

Illinois 11th freeS. expected Missouri to be 11th slave

Ala was admitted as a slave state

-S. Accused N. of trying to end slavery-N. Accused S. of trying to expand slavery

Missouri

Free or Slave?

Henry Clay =Missouri Comp =Maine freeMissouri slave

Louisiana Territory split at 36°30' into free & slave

John C. Calhoun = States Rights = Secession & Nullification

North = Abolitionists - Land from Guadalupe HidalgoWilmont P.

Katherine Naftel
Wilmont Provisio

Popular Sovereignty = Stephen Douglas

Compromise of 1850

Katherine Naftel
Henry Clay proposedHelped by Stephen Douglas (popular sov.) & Dainel Webster

1. Cali = Free State

2. DC slave trade outlawed…but not slavery

3. Popular sovereignty for New Mexico & Utah

4. Fugitive Slave lawno jury trialno right to testifyonly the word of owner

Katherine Naftel
Underground RailroadHarriet TubmanFugitives not entitled to a trialcould not testify in their defensepenalties for peps who help runawaysANGERED NORTHERNERS

Personal Liberty Laws

Katherine Naftel
9 N. statesno impressionment for runawaysguaranteed jury trial - held up forevercost slave catchers $$$$$

Pottawatomie, Kansas

Katherine Naftel
hacked 5 pro-slavery men to death with swords and machettes in front of their families

Harpers Ferry

Republican Party = abolitionists

Katherine Naftel
Fremont was the candidateBroke from the Whigs over slavery

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Freeport Doctrine

Katherine Naftel
"slavery cannot exist a day or an hour anywhere, unless it is supported by local police regulation"just elect reps who would not enforec slave property laws.

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