The admission of new states to the Union threatened to upset the balance between free states and slave states.

10-1: Growing Tensions Over

SlaveryThe admission of new states to the

Union threatened to upset the balance between free states and

slave states.

Anticipatory Set

Remember: Both northerners & southerners hoped that the issue of

slavery had been settled.

California StandardsSocial Studies Standard 8.9.4: Discuss the

importance of the slavery issue as raised by the annexation of Texas and California’s admission to the union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850.

Social Studies Standard 8.9.5: Analyze the significance of the States’ Rights Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay’s role in the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850…

Social Studies Standard 8.10.1: Compare the conflicting interpretations of state and federal authority as emphasized in the speeches and writings of statesmen such as Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.

Inputpopular sovereignty: people in the territory or state would vote directly on issues, rather than having their elected representatives decide.

secede: withdrawfugitive: runaway enslaved peopleHenry ClayJohn C. CalhounDaniel Webster

ResearchMain Idea & Details

1.Divide your paper into 2 sections.

2.Write down the section heading and the main idea. You will fill in the details at the end of the lesson.

InputSlavery and the Mexican-American War

The vast territory acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War reignited the controversy over slavery.

Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania

The Wilmot Proviso: In 1846, Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania proposed that Congress ban slavery in all territory that might become part of the U.S. as a result of the Mexican – American War.In August 1848, antislavery Whigs and Democrats formed a new party called the Free-Soil Party. It called for the territory gained in the Mexican – American War to be “free soil.”

InputA Biter Debate

The compromise proposed by Henry Clay produced one of the greatest debates in American History.

California’s admittance as a free or slave state caused controversy. Calhoun was against the compromise. He supported a constitutional

amendment to protect state’s rights, or the southern secession. Daniel Webster supported Clay’s proposal.

A Biter Debate

InputA Biter Debate

The compromise proposed by Henry Clay produced one of the greatest debates in American History.

California’s admittance as a free or slave state caused controversy. Calhoun was against the compromise. He supported a constitutional

amendment to protect state’s rights, or the southern secession. Daniel Webster supported Clay’s proposal.

Input

Safari Montage

Congress: The Debaters

Bookmarked Section(Calhoun vs.

Webster) (11 min 11 sec)

Use the back of your paper to take notes on this video segment.

ResearchINDEPENDENT WORK

1.Read pages 356-359 in the History textbook.

2.Take more detailed notes based on the “big idea” concepts just introduced.

HOMEWORK CONNECTION

Complete 10-1 Section Quiz

Write a detailed SUMMARY of the section and complete the UNANSWERED QUESTIONS section of your notes.

Choose two of the remaining Depth & Complexity ICONS in your notes and explain how they relate to this section.