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The Union in Peril
Chapter 10
Section 1
THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF SLAVERY
Describe the growing differences
between the North and South in
their economies and ways of life.
North
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South
Industrial
20,000 miles of RR
Factories
Large cities
Lots of immigrants
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• Opposed to slavery
• Cotton Gin – 1794 Eli
Whitney
Agricultural
Rural
Little industry
Few immigrants
Differences in North & South
North
Agriculture
Industry
Immigration
South
Northern Cities
New York, 1860
Broadway, NY, 1860
Northern Cities
Boston, 1860
Boston, 1860
Southern plantations
Coolmore Plantation, NC
Letitia M. Burwell & William A.
McCullough, Illustration
Southern plantations
Slaves outside plantation cabins
Cotton planting and picking
Missouri Compromise 1820
Explain why the Wilmot Proviso failed
to pass and why the issue of California
statehood became so important.
• 1846 Congress debated the Wilmot
Proviso
• Would ban slavery in new territories
• North – in favor
• South – against
• Did not pass
Compromise of 1850
Explain why the Wilmot Proviso failed
to pass and why the issue of California
statehood became so important.
• 1849 – CA to enter as free state
• South felt should be slave (MO
Compromise 1820)
• Pres. Taylor – supported CA
• Why?
• Upset the passionate South
• Alarming questions arose
Analyze how the efforts of Clay, Webster, and
Douglas produced the Compromise of 1850
and a temporary halt to talk of secession.
• Henry Clay, Kentucky
• Presented Compromise to Congress
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North – CA admitted as free
South – stricter fugitive laws
Popular sovereignty to NM and UT (South liked)
Fed. Gov. pay $10 million to TX to release NM (North liked)
Analyze how the efforts of Clay, Webster, and
Douglas produced the Compromise of 1850
and a temporary halt to talk of secession.
• Daniel Webster
• Strong supporter of Clay’s compromise
• Gave a very convincing speech
Analyze how the efforts of Clay, Webster, and
Douglas produced the Compromise of 1850
and a temporary halt to talk of secession.
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Stephen Douglas, IL
Chopped up the bill and passed each separately
Taylor dies ~ Fillmore takes over (supportive)
Compromise becomes a law
Quiz 1
1. The Wilmot Proviso proposed that slavery
should be banned from
• a. California only.
• b. the entire nation.
• c. the District of Columbia.
• d. all of the territories won from Mexico.
Quiz 1 Answer
1. The Wilmot Proviso proposed that slavery
should be banned from
• a. California only.
• b. the entire nation.
• c. the District of Columbia.
• d. all of the territories won from Mexico.
Quiz 2
2. Why were threats of secession feared?
• a. People believed they could cause an imbalance in
power between the North and the South.
• b. People believed that they could result in the abolition
of slavery.
• c. People believed that they could result in the expansion
of slavery.
• d. People believed that they could result in the break-up
of the Union.
Quiz 2 Answer
2. Why were threats of secession feared?
• a. People believed they could cause an imbalance in
power between the North and the South.
• b. People believed that they could result in the abolition
of slavery.
• c. People believed that they could result in the expansion
of slavery.
• d. People believed that they could result in the break-up
of the Union.
Quiz 3
3. Which man did not support the
Compromise of 1850?
• a. Henry Clay
• b. John C. Calhoun
• c. Millard Fillmore
• d. Stephen A. Douglas
Quiz 3 Answer
3. Which man did not support the
Compromise of 1850?
• a. Henry Clay
• b. John C. Calhoun
• c. Millard Fillmore
• d. Stephen A. Douglas
Quiz 4
4. According to the idea of popular sovereignty,
which of the following would decide whether
slavery would be allowed in a territory?
• a. the Senate
• b. the President
• c. the residents of the territory
• d. the House of Representatives
Quiz 4 Answer
4. According to the idea of popular sovereignty,
which of the following would decide whether
slavery would be allowed in a territory?
• a. the Senate
• b. the President
• c. the residents of the territory
• d. the House of Representatives
Quiz 5
5. Which of the following did not help to save the
Compromise of 1850?
• a. President Taylor’s death
• b. John C. Calhoun’s death
• c. its being bundled together as one set of
resolutions
• d. its being taken apart and presented as
separate resolutions
Quiz 5 Answer
5. Which of the following did not help to save the
Compromise of 1850?
• a. President Taylor’s death
• b. John C. Calhoun’s death
• c. its being bundled together as one set of
resolutions
• d. its being taken apart and presented as
separate resolutions
Section 2
PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND VIOLENCE
Describe the provisions of the Fugitive Slave
Law and how abolitionists and the
Underground Railroad succeeded in defying
this law.
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Alleged fugitive allowed no trial
• 6th Amendment?
• Not able to testify
• Statement from slave owner was all that was
required
• Federal commissioners given $10 to return, $5 to
free
• Any aid given was $1,000 fine and/or 6 months in
prison
Describe the provisions of the Fugitive Slave
Law and how abolitionists and the
Underground Railroad succeeded in defying
this law.
• Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad