Chapter 10~ Antebellum Period Flashcards
Wilmot Proviso
amendment to a military bill that stated future lands acquired from Mexico would be free from slavery
Lewis Cass(election of 1848)
democrat for wilmot proviso
Zachary Taylor(election of 1848)
whig, expand slavery
Gerritt Smith(election of 1848)
liberty party, immediate abolishment of slavery
Martin Van Buren(election of 1848)
free soiler, did not want to expand slavery or abolish it
Zachary taylor
12th president
What did Zachary Taylor do that sparked controversy?
California due to it’s soil and weather should be a free state(threats of seccesion)
Compromise of 1850(Henry Clay)
1 CA would be a free state
2 Utah and New mexico issue of slavery would be decided by people
3 no slave trading in D.C. and no abolishment of slavery without consent of the people
4 Texas/mexico border solved(give 10 mil to Texas)
5 fugitive slave act
What happens after Henry Clay dies?
Stephen A Douglas gets the compromise of 1850 passed with 5 separate bills
Harriet Beecher Stowe
wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, caused controversy
Tensions in Kansas/Nebraska
Stephen Douglad wanted railroad built from Chicago(hometown) to San Fran.
needed southern support so repealed 36/30 line
Kansas Nebraska Act
Douglas and Franklin Rerre officially repealed missouri compromise
Bleeding Kansas
border ruffians from Missouri(slave state) created a fraudulent slave government in Lecompton Kansas but there was a anti-slavery governmetn in Topeka.
Fugitive Slave Act
1 not entitled trial by jury
2 could not testify on their behalf
3 anyone caught helping a fugitive slave was jailed for 6 months and fined $1,000
Personal Liberty Laws
1 9 northern states
2 no imprisonment
3. testify on their behalf
4 have juries
