Brief Presentation on the issue of slavery and the Compromise of 1850.

1. Section 10.1

2.  North
 industrialized rapidly
 railroads carrying raw
materials east and
manufactured goods west
 small towns quickly
emerged as big cities
 telegraph wires provided a
network of communication
 immigrants increased in
numbers to work in
factories and many opposed
slavery for their own
reasons

3. • South
• rural society with
plantations and
small farms
• more rivers were used to transport goods
• few immigrants in the South but those
that did opposed slavery
• white Southerners feared restrictions on
slavery would lead to social and economic
revolution

4.  Wilmot Proviso
 introduced by Pennsylvanian Democrat David Wilmot
 slavery would not exist in any territory acquired from
the war with Mexico
 the House approved but the Senate rejected it

5.  California
 entered the Union as a free state which caused
alarm for the South
 President Zachary Taylor supported the
admission of California and said the South
could counter abolitionism more effectively if
they left slavery up to each territory and not
Congress

6.  In 1849 when Congress opened its sessions there were
many issues
 question of California statehood
 slave state Texas’ claims to parts of New Mexico
 Northerners wanted an end to slavery in Washington,
DC
 Southerners
accused
Northerners of not
obeying the Fugitive
Slave Act of 1793
 some threats from
the South for secession

7. John C. Calhoun
 Demanded slavery be
allowed throughout the
territories won in war
with Mexico
 If not the South would
secede
 Forced a compromise by
standing by his position
of secession

8. Daniel Webster
 Favored the Northern
position that slavery
should NOT be extended
into the territories
 Moved for compromise
when Calhoun
threatened to secede
 Getting on board with
the Compromise helped
delivered northern votes

9. Henry Clay
“The Great Compromiser”
 Sought to preserve the
Union
 Wrote the Compromise
but could not deliver it
because he was ill
 As a Southerner he
delivered the Southern
votes

10.  Compromise of 1850 - The provisions of the compromise
were:
 California be admitted as a free state (North )
 New and more effective fugitive slave law (South )
 Residents of new territories in New Mexico and Utah
had popular sovereignty over the issue of slavery
(North and South )
 US would pay Texas $10 million to surrender claims in
New Mexico (North/South )
 Sale of slaves banned in Washington, DC but slavery
could continue (North/South )
 Calhoun would fight against it, Webster would speak
for it and his speech would be one of the most
famous in the history of the Senate

11. Stephen A. Douglas
 Also sought unity &
compromise
 Had presidential
aspirations so he wanted to
settle national tensions
 After its initial defeat,
Douglas introduced the
terms of the Compromise
one provision at a time

12.  President Taylor would die in July and Millard Fillmore
would become President and Fillmore supported the
Compromise
 Calhoun would die and some southern leaders would
favor the compromise