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| Senator from South Carolina. Wanted states rights. Upset over limits placed on slavery. *Caused Civil War |
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| Had telegraphs, railways, lots of immigrants. Against slavery. |
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| Rural, agricultural. 95% were farmers. Few immigrants because of lack of job oppurtunities. Many slaves (Deep South; some states had more slaves than free people) |
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| Suggestion from 1846 from PA congressman- Wilmont. Suggested that there be no slaves on Mexican Land. Limits slavery in Ca, UT, Tx. Never became a law. |
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| Becomes a free state in 1850. Upsets south because it was not split to keep a balance between free and slave states. South considers a succesion. |
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| Henry Clay. Called for a free Ca, a fugitive slave law, popular soverignty, $10 million to Tx (to rebuild after war), and no slaves sold in DC. Plan does not get passed. |
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| Tries to get all parts of the Comprimise passed, but seperatly instead of a package. Unbundled the principals and is successful. |
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| Was against the Comprimise. Dies; leaves Fillmore as President (was VP) |
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| President Millard Fillmore |
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| Approves Comprimise after death of Taylor. Holds off war for 10 years. |
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| A fugitive slave from Virginia. Used to display the fugitive slave law. |
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| The belief that slavery should be abolished. Grew strong in the North after 1850 because of the fugitive slave law. |
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| Laws passed in the North against the Fugitive slave laws. (state vs. federal law) |
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| Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Never lived in the South so the South tried to condem her writing because it makes slaves appear human. Started the civil war. |
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| A belief that the people should deciede the law. Created be Stephen Douglas. Decieds that Kansa and Nebraska should deciede for themselves about the illegality of slavery. |
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| 1854- The people in territories will deciede if they are free or slave states (passed in Congress) |
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| For Slavery in Kansas. Gets sent to the president first so it is passed |
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| Against slavery in Kansas |
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| A mini civil war that broke out in 1855 between Topeka and Lecompton in Lawrence Kansas |
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| White abolishionist. Set out to kill people who were for slavery (5 people) fought for slaves. Leads rebellion in Pottowatamie Kansas |
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| Congressman from SC. Beats Charles Summner over slavery opinions (killed) |
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| Beaten (literally) by Brooks; but then reelected (against slavery) |
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| Founder of the Republican Party. Editor of NY Newspaper. In 1841- calls for the formation of the republican party (against slavery) |
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| Split over the issue of slavery |
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| For Slavery. Runs Franklin Pearce for president and wins election |
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| Against immigrants. Called nativists (now Wasps) Became know as the "know nothing party". Hated Catholics |
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| Small gourp against slavery. Gets James Polk to run for president in thier party (not elected) |
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| Against Slavery. White factory workers afraid of workplace competition. Run Van Buren for president |
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| Becomes strong in 1854. Composed of many other smaller parties who are against slavery. but lots of conflicts about other issues |
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| Democrats run Buchanan for slavery. Republicans run Freemont. Whigs run Fillmore. Buchanan wins |
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| Republicans run Licoln and wins. Southern states seccede |
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| Supreme court case (Roger Taney) Claims that the mIssouri comprimise is unconstitutional. Deciedes that slave scott is not free even though he was on free soil and his master was dead. Chief Justice claims that scott is propernt not citixen and will never be free. |
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| Lecompton Constitution 1857 |
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| Written in Kansas for slavery signed by pres |
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| illonios is senator election. held seven debates. Viewed as entertainment. Debates discussed slavery and other current events |
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| Douglas- If the people do not want slavery in a territory; then there will not be slavery there. Supportted popular soveriegnty |
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| Economic depression. Democrats in poew; so hurt by panis )blamed because they were in power) |
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| Virgnia. 18 men encite a riot of slaves to get guns. Becomes hero to some and an enemy to others. |
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