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Wilmot Proviso
Proposal created by David Wilmot to outlaw slavery in the territory gained from the War with Mexico.
NORTH: relieved that the balance of slave and free states would remain balanced
SOUTH: believed that Congress was wrong for not allowing them to bring slaves to the new territory.
*David Wilmot
*David Wilmot -
Compromise of 1850
With so many people in California for the Gold Rush, it was eligible to qualify for statehood.
NORTH: Wanted California to be a free state
SOUTH: Wanted to split California in half using the line of the Missouri Compromise.
WHAT HAPPENED: California became a free state, and the Missouri Compromise line was obliterated.
*Missouri Compromise line
*Missouri Compromise line -
Fugitive Slave Act
was a law to "help slaveholders recapture runaway salves" in the north.
NORTH: disaproved of the FSA because it required them(anti-slavery) to help recapture runaways. Those who didn't comply with the law would be penalized.
SOUTH: pushed for the FSA, they considered slaves to be their property.
*poster adressed to slaves in the north
*Poster adressed to runaway slaves in the north -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A novel, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, that described the cruelty of slavery.
NORTH: enjoyed reading Uncle Tom's Reading
SOUTH: thought that the book incorrectly portrayed slavery in the South
*cover of Uncle Tom's Cabin
*the cover of Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Formation of Repbulican Party
The Kansas-Nebraska Act which allowed residents for vote for or against slavery tore apart the Whig Party. Northern Whigs formed the Republican Party-valued antislavery and sectionalism. They chose John C. Fremont as there president.
NORTH: confident b/c there were many Republicans
SOUTH: diskliked the Republicans and Fremont
*John C. Fremont -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
A bill drafted by Senator Douglas to divide the new territory into two parts-Nebraska and Kansas.
NORTH: Disliked the bill because the obliteration of the Missouri Compromise was a possiblity.
SOUTH: pushed for the bill because it meant that people would be able to vote for slavery in areas where it wasn't allowed because of the Missouri Compromise
*Senator Douglas
*Senator Douglas -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave for John and Irene Emerson who lived in Missouri. When they died, Scott sued the estate for his freedom. Court said that he cannot sue since he was a slave-meaning that he was not a citizen.
NORTH: upset by the court's decision
SOUTH: was relieved that Scott remained a slave
*Dred Scott -
Caning of Charles Sumner
In a speech he insulted A.P. Butler, the South Carolina senator, Butler's relative heard the speech and beat Sumner while he was sitting at his desk in Congress.
NORTH: shocked at the violence
SOUTH: encouraged him
*Charles Sumner -
Attack on Harper's Ferry
John Brown led 13 whites and 5 blacks to Harpers Ferry-U.S. arsenal-to steal all the weapons to arm slaves. They didn't get very far before the U.S. Marines attacked Brown and the followers. Brown was then sentenced to get hanged.
NORTH: tolled bells and fired guns
SOUTH: agravaited over Brown's action
*U.S. Marines approaching Harper's Ferry
*U.S. Marines approaching Harpers Ferry -
Bleeding Kansas
was a territory where the Potawatomie Massacre took place. Led by John Brown and seven other men after a proslavery mob attacked Lawrence, Kansas, known as the Sack of Lawrence.
NORTH: upset that the Kansas legislature was filled with "proslavery representavtives" b/c thousands of Missouri settlers illegally voted.
SOUTH: felt confident because there were more proslavery settlers
*Bleeding Kansas fight
*Bleedign Kansas fight
*Bleeding Kansas fight -
Secession
Secede means to withdraw from the Union. Southern states threatened to secede if Lincoln won presidency. Once Lincoln became president, South Carolina was the first state to secede.
NORTH: thought that the southern states didn't have the right to secede
SOUTH: was afraid that slavery would be banned
*SC state flag
*SC state flag -
Election of 1800
Northerners and Southerners gathered together to vote for a new president. North supported popular sovereignty. South defended slavery.
NORTH: Douglass & Lincoln
SOUTH: Breckinridge & Bell
*President Abe Lincoln
