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THE COMPROMISE YEARS
1820-1854
The Missouri C______________
ompromise
of 1820 In 1819, Missouri
wanted to enter the
Union. However, there
were already 11 f____
states
reeand 11 s_____
states.
lave Why did Missouri
create a problem?
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
Problem #1: If Missouri joined the Union as a s_____
lave
state, the South would have ___24
senators and the North
would only have only ___ senators.
22
11 northern states
=___ senators (Each
state has two
senators)
12 southern
states=___
senators
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
Solution #1: Senator Henry C____
lay suggested drawing a
line at the 36º latitude 30‘ N. Slavery would be banned
everywhere n_____ of this line. Missouri
orthwould join as a
s____ state, _____ as a freelave
state.
Maine
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
Problem #2: After the war with M______,
exico (1848) what would
we do with lands west of the R_____ Mountains?
ocky The
Missouri Compromise only applied to lands e_____ of the
ast
Rockies.
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Problem #2 – What to do with lands _____
won from
Mexico
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Wilmot P________
roviso
Solution #2: Senator Wilmot from PA wanted to p_______
rovide
that
slavery be b______anned
in ANY area won from Mexico. The House
passed the Proviso in 1846, but the Senate d_________ it.
efeated
RESULT:
NO SOLUTION to #2 Problem (what to do
with lands west of Rockies)=
Increased t________
ensions of s____________
ectionalism.
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Wilmot P_______
roviso – 1846 – No __________
solution
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
P_______
opular
Sovereignty – 18___
48
New #2 Solution: V______
oters in a new territory would decide
for themselves whether or not to allow slavery in a
t__________ . erritory
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Popular Sovereignty - 1848
Result: The idea of Popular S___________
overeignty led to a new
political party, the “Free _____”
Party. It included both
Soil
Democrats and Whigs who wanted to keep s______ out of
the
w_______ territories,
and a few who wanted to
lavery
estern
a_______ all slavery
in the U.S.
bolish
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Popular Sovereignty - 1848
Problem #3: C_________
alifornia
wanted to enter the Union as
a f____ stateree
in 1850. Once
again, this would upset the
b______ of power inalance
the
Senate. Some s_________
states threatened
outhern to leave
the Union if California was
admitted as a free state.
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
P________
roblem
#3: Should California be admitted to the
Union?
Result: I_________
ncreased
tensions. Senator
Benton of Missouri
denounced Sen.
Foote from Miss. for
opposing California’s
entry. Sen. Foote
aimed a ______ at
Benton in the
pistol
Senate.
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
S_______
olution #3: The Compromise of 1850
Sen. Henry _____
Clay
(who was sick)
suggested the
Compromise of 18___
. Senator
C_______
50
vigorously
alhoun opposed it.
Calhoun later died in
1850, but other
southerners kept up
the o_________ .
pposition
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Solution #3: The Compromise of 18___50
Clay suggested _____
five things:
1. California enter as a f____
reestate.
2. Divide the Mexican Cession into two
t___________.
erritories
3. End slave t_____
rade in Washington D.C.
4. Have a strict F________
ugitive Slave Law.
5. End a b______ dispute between Texas
order
and New Mexico.
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Solution #3: The _____________________
Compromise of 1850
–
Which ideas would northerners favor?
Which ideas would southerners favor?
_____
N
1. California enter as a free state.
N&S
_____ 2. Divide the Mexican Cession into two
territories.
N
_____
3. End slave trade in Washington D.C.
S
_____
4. Have a strict Fugitive Slave Law.
N&S
_____ 5. End a border dispute between Texas and New
Mexico.
THE COMPROMISE YEARS 1820-1854
Compromise R________
esults
Did both sides get what they wanted? ______ NO!
pot of sectional tension was still b_______.
oilingThe
The “____”
compromises simply turned down the heat a little. The
k_______ was
still on the fire, just waiting for something
ettle
to f___ the flames, causing it an
to boil over. What
________________? Read
pages
358-362 and answer
would
it be
the Explore questions on page 358 to find out.
(NB pg. 51)
Credits
Graphics are from America! America! Scott,Foresman and Co., 1982
The American Nation, Prentice Hall, 2000
A History of Us, Joy Hakim, 1999
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