Missouri Compromise (1819) Missouri asked to join as a slave state (11 free/11 slave states at the time) Missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state Imaginary line drawn across southern border of Missouri Slavery allowed south of the line, banned north of the line
Missouri Compromise (1819). Missouri asked to join as a slave state (11 free/11 slave states at the time) Missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state Imaginary line drawn across southern border of Missouri Slavery allowed south of the line, banned north of the line. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Missouri Compromise (1819)
Missouri asked to join as a slave state (11 free/11 slave states at the time)
Missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state
Imaginary line drawn across southern border of Missouri
Slavery allowed south of the line, banned north of the line
Compromise of 1850 1849-California wanted to enter the
Union (15 slave/15 free states at the time)
5 parts California entered as a free state Mexican Cession divided into New
Mexico and Utah-voters would decide on slavery
Ended slave trade in Washington D.C.
Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Law:
Required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves.
Anyone who helped a fugitive slave could be fined or imprisoned.
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Nebraska divided into Kansas and Nebraska
Settlers would decide on slavery Undid the Missouri Compromise Settlers started moving to Nebraska
and Kansas (p. 444)
Frederick Douglass 1. Born a slave, taught myself to
read and write. 2. I escaped in 1838. 3. I am a member of the
Massachusetts Antislavery Society and have traveled to speak to abolitionist meetings. I have also been the editor of an antislavery newspaper called the “North Star.”
I returned to the U.S. because I believe slavery must be fought at it’s source.
Frederick Douglass 5. “your celebration is a sham…your
national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless…your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery.”
Dred Scott Case When his owner died, filed a lawsuit
that claimed since he had lived in a free territory, he was a free man.
Supreme Court ruled that Scott could not file a lawsuit because he was not a citizen.
Stated that slaves were property. Ruled that Congress did not have the
power to outlaw slavery in any territory.
John Brown Murdered 5 proslavery settlers in
Kansas Harpers Ferry-took over a federal
arsenal, hoped for a slave uprising. Became a martyr for abolitionists.
Election of 1860 Views on Slavery
Lincoln-against slavery morally, against having slavery in the territories, did not want to interfere with slavery in the slave states.
Douglas-let people in the territories decide.
Election of 1860 Republicans nominated Lincoln Democrats split the nomination-
Douglas (Northern Democrats), Breckinridge (Southern Democrats).
Lincoln won, even though his name was not on the ballot in 10 states.
Electoral Results for the Election of 1860
Lincoln 180, Breck. 72, Bell 39, Doug. 12 (needed 152)
Popular vote: Lincoln 1,866,452 Breck 847953 Bell 592, 906 Douglas 1, 382, 713 This means 2,823,572 did NOT vote
for Lincoln!
Secession First state to secede was South
Carolina, followed by Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
The Civil War More than 3
million Americans fought in it, over 600,000 men died
185,000 African Americans fought in it for the Union (Glory)
Four of Lincoln’s brothers-in-law fought on the Confederate side