The Issue of Slavery
The Issue of Slavery
part I
Module 9 - Lesson 1
p. 343 - 350
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The Issue of Slavery
part I
Module 9 - Lesson 1
p. 343 - 350
The Wilmot Proviso
August 8, 1846 - David Wilmot introduces the amendment.
Wilmot Proviso - California, New Mexico, and Utah would be closed to slavery forever
Congress got divided. House of Representatives approved, Senate rejected it.
Who opposed the Wilmot Proviso?
Northerners
Both Westerns and Southerners
Westerns
Southerners
California...
They applied to join the Union in 1850.
They proposed a new constitution which forbade slavery. Southerners were alarmed.
Southerners started to question whether the South should remain in the Union.
secession: the formal withdrawal of a state form the Union
Why was the South concerned about the addition of new states that blocked slavery?
The Compromise of 1850
A set of legislative measures aimed at resolving North-South tensions. Includes both pro-slavery and anti-slavery provisions.
Presented by Henry Clay.
Example:
To please the North - California can be admitted as a free state
To please the South - a new and more effective fugitive slave law
The Compromise of 1850
Stephen A. Douglas - presented all the resolutions one at a time.
The compromise was voted into law after eight months of negotiation.
One of the elements in the Compromise of 1850 was the provision of "popular sovereignty" to New Mexico and Utah. Define the concept.
Key Figures
Daniel Webster: Supported compromise for national unity. John C. Calhoun: Opposed compromise, advocating for states' rights. William Seward: Believed in a higher law against slavery.
Fugitive Slave Act
Part of the Compromise of 1850.
Mandated the return of escaped slaves.
Alleged fugitives:
- were not entitled for trial (despite the Sixth Amendment)
- could not counsel
- could not testify on their own behalf
Incited Northern resistance and Southern frustration.
The Underground Railroad
A secret network aiding runaway slaves.
Prominent figures included Harriet Tubman:
Helped hundreds escape to freedom, including her own parents
Around 300 slaves were helped by Tubman herself.
Harriet Tubman was born a slave.
True
False
Harriet Tubman was injured protecting a slave owner.
True
False
Tubman made ___ trips in the Underground Railroad.
21
19
33
17
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Depicted harsh realities of slavery.
Significantly influenced public opinion against slavery.
- More than one million copies sold in 1853.
Southerners criticized the book as an attack on them.
Definition List
Compromise of 1850: A set of legislative measures intended to balance the interests of slave and free states. Fugitive Slave Act: A law that required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, part of the Compromise of 1850. Underground Railroad: A secret network that aided enslaved people escaping to free states or Canada. Harriet Tubman: An African American abolitionist and key figure in the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds to freedom. Uncle Tom's Cabin: A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicted the harsh realities of slavery, influencing public opinion.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Write down 1 thing that impacted you the most from this lesson.
