Vocabulary
An intense loyalty to a specific region (North or South) rather than to the country as a whole.
Sectionalism
Which state wanted to join as a slave state, which would upset the balance of power in the Senate.
Missouri
__________congressman that called for a law to ban slavery in any territory won from the Mexico (war in 1848)
David Wilmot
Senator from Illinois that helped draft the Compromise of 1850 and was the Author of the Kansas Nebraska Act
Stephen A. Douglas
What were the Northerners perspective of slavery?
Believed slavery should not expand west
To officially withdraw or leave the Union.
Secede
_____ joined as a free state
Maine
A political party formed by people who wanted to stop the spread of slavery. Their slogan: "Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men."
The Free-Soil Party
The power to govern resides in the people
Popular Sovereignty
Why were southerners against the Wilmot
To control or govern by rules (often used when discussing Congress’s power over territories).
Regulate
Slavery was banned north of this line.
36°30’ N latitude
A proposal to ban slavery in all lands taken from Mexico. It caused major anger in the South
The Wilmot Proviso
Which of the following was a gain for the South in the Compromise of 1850?
A stronger Fugitive Slave Law.
______ sought to ease conflict between pro-slavery and antislavery interests
The Compromise of 1850
A person who runs away from the law (the South wanted laws to capture these people).
Fugitive
A "temporary" lull in the fighting
Missouri Compromise
Presidential Candidate for the Free Soil Party who opposed Slavery
Martin Van Buren
Compare the Missouri Compromise to the Compromise of 1850. What remained a consistent "key issue" in both?
The balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate.
Why was the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850 only temporary fixes?
It demonstrated the challenges of balancing competing interests in a diverse nation.
To choose not to cast a vote (used by some politicians in 1850 to avoid taking a side).
Abstain
____________ was the principal architect of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Henry Clay
How did the formation of the Free-Soil Party affect the election of 1848?
Slavery could no longer be ignored by voters
How did Stephen A. Douglas eventually get the Compromise of 1850 passed through Congress?
He broke the plan into separate bills so they could be voted on individually.
________ effectively repealed the compromise by allowing popular sovereignty to determine the status of slavery in new territories.
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854