ch 13 forgotten notes Flashcards
After one of Lincolns speeches, what caused the South to start a prelude of war?
The refusal of Lincoln to recognize succession and his claim on federal property of the south
Where did conflict start?
Fort Sumter
WHat happened?
Sumter was commanded by Major Robert Anderson. South Carolina authorities demanded that outgoing
President Buchanan remove the federal garrison and hand the fort over to them. Buchanan refused, in turn fired on Sumters supply ship, leaving Anderson to evacuate or surrender soon
What did Lincoln send to Sumter
Supply ship
What happened next?
Confederate troop started attacking Sumter and Anderson surrendered
Who were 4 new senators brought up?
Stephen A. Douglas,William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Jefferson Davis
Which senators were pro slavery?
Calhoun and Davis
What were they worried about?
Growing abolition in the North
What did radical abolitionists believe in?
Free labor, which means they thought slavery was dangerous to economic independence
Wilmot Proviso
Bill proposed stating that slavery will never be in the territories gained from Mexico (California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming)
Who created this idea?
Democrat David Wilmot
How far did this bill get?
Passed by the house but stopped by southern senators
What person did southerners/democrats nominate for 1848 election and why?
Zachary Taylor, had slaves and a plantation (he was elected)
What type of policies did Taylor want?
Add California ad New Mexico as a free state
How did Southern states take this?
Threatened to secede
How did Henry Clay compromise this?
Proposed that New Mexico gain some of Texas land and Texas gets 10 million to pay off debt
How did people feel about this?
South had great appeal
WHo supported Clays proposal?
Daniel Webster
What did Webster ruin ?
His reputation in Massachusetts because Massachusetts didnt want to compromise with slaveholders
What happened in 1850?
Calhoun and Taylor died in office, Fillmore took Taylors place
Did Fillmore support Clays proposal?
Yes
What was the ending compromise?
1.California was admitted as a free state
2.New Mexico and Utah were organized as territories with no votes in Congress, thus maintaining the balance in the Senate
3. The slave trade but not slavery was prohibited in the District of Columbia
4. Texas happily accepted the $10 million in exchange for a less expansive border with New Mexico
Fugitive Slave Act
law that was part of the Compromise of 1850. It created a new set of federal agents to help track runaway slaves and required authorities in the North to assist Southern slave catchers and return runaway slaves to their owners
How did South feel about the slave act?
absolutely loved it
How did the slave act work in court?
Court appointed federal commissioners who were paid double for every fugitive slave they found compared to a free person, 1000 dollar fine for anyone with a fugitive slave.
Which next president upheld the Fugitive Slave Act?
Franklin Pierce, but he got criticism for it
How did the North break rules about slavery?
Went against the Fugitive Slave Act