The document discusses several key events and compromises around the issue of slavery in the United States between 1819-1854. It outlines the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which balanced the admission of slave state Missouri and free state Maine. It also discusses the annexation of Texas in 1845, the Mexican-American War from 1846-1848, and the Compromise of 1850 that included the admission of California as a free state. Rising sectional tensions over the spread of slavery led to the formation of the Republican Party and increased support for abolitionism and anti-immigrant Know Nothing movements.

1. SLAVERY, POLITICS, AND WAR COMPROMISING OUR WAY INTO A CRISIS

4. THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE MISSOURI APPLIES FOR STATEHOOD IN 1819 SLAVERY IS ESTABLISHED THERE TALLMADGE AMENDMENT - PROHIBITS FURTHER SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORY AND ALLOWS GRADUAL EMANCIPATION

5. THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE UPSETTING THE BALANCE WHAT ABOUT MAINE? HENRY CLAY - THE GREAT COMPROMISER

6. THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE MAINE - A FREE STATE IN 1819 MISSOURI - A SLAVE STATE IN 1820 NO SLAVERY NORTH OF 36/30 PARRELLELL A CRISIS AVERTED

8. THE QUESTION OF TEXAS MEXICO WINS INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN 1820S - MEXICO INVITES AMERICAN SETTLERS INTO TEXAS. TOO MANY CULTURAL AND POLITICAL DIFFERENCES SLAVERY IS ONE OF THEM

9. THE QUESTION OF TEXAS TEXAN LAND CLAIMS 1836 - AN INDEPENDENT TEXAS

10. THE QUESTION OF TEXAS SEEKING ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES A POLITICAL HOT POTATO THE ISSUE SUBSIDED UNTIL 1841

11. THE QUESTION OF TEXAS JOHN TYLER - A PRESIDENT WITHOUT A PARTY TYLER IGNITES THE “TEXAS ISSUE” TOO MUCH OPPOSITION

12. THE QUESTION OF TEXAS ELECTION OF 1844 HENRY CLAY - WHIG CANDIDATE MARTIN VAN BUREN - LEADING DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE SOUTH SOURS ON VAN BUREN

13. JAMES POLK DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN 1844 NATIONALIST AND EXPANSIONIST A SLAVEHOLDER JOHN TYLER IS SWEPT OFF THE STAGE POLK’S VICTORY AND THE RISE OF THE LIBERTY PARTY

16. JAMES POLK POLK AND MANIFEST DESTINY TYLER’S FINAL ACT TEXAS IS A STATE - 1845 FIFTY-FOUR-FORTY OR FIGHT - THE OREGON TERRITORY

18. ISSUES WITH MEXICO ANNEXATION OF TEXAS THE TEXAS BORDER - THE NUEVES VERSUS THE RIO GRANDE CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO

20. THE MEXICAN WAR POLK’S TWO PRONGED APPROACH GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR AND THE “INCIDENT” WHAT ABOUT THE OREGON TERRITORY?

21. THE MEXICAN WAR WHIG AND NORTHERN RESPONSE MILITARY SUCCESS THE DEAL WITH MEXICO 15 MILLION DOLLARS FOR MEXICO UNITED STATES ASSUMES MEXICAN DEBTS

22. THE MEXICAN WAR UNITED STATES OBTAINS NEW MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA THE WILMOT PROVISO SLAVERY IN THE NEWLY ACQUIRED TERRITORIES?

23. POPULAR SOVERIGNTY THE PEOPLE OF A TERRITORY WILL DECIDE ON WHETHER IT WILL BE A FREE OR A SLAVE STATE

24. THE ELECTION OF 1848 POLITICAL REPURCUSSIONS POLK IS NOT A CANDIDATE LEWIS CASS - DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE WITH VAGUE POSITIONS WHIG CANDIDATE - ZACHARY TAYLOR, HERO OF THE MEXICAN WAR

26. ELECTION OF 1848 WHIGS HAVE NO PLATFORM DO THEY HAVE A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE? WHAT DO THEY HAVE? A HERO! SOME THIRD PARTY EFFORTS

27. THE COMPROMISE OF 1850 CALIFORNIA AND THE GOLD RUSH NEW MEXICO UTAH AND THE MORMON SUCCESS GOLD FORCES THE ISSUE

28. COMPROMISE OF 1850 TAYLOR’S APPROACH OTHER ISSUES.. RUNAWAY SLAVES - A STRONG FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW IS NEEDED? SLAVERY IN WASHINGTON D.C. WHO CAN SAVE THE REPUBLIC?

29. COMPROMISE OF 1850 HENRY CLAY TO THE RESCUE A SERIES OF COMPROMISES CALIFORNIA - A FREE STATE UTAH AND NEW MEXICO - POPULAR SOVERIGNTY WILL DETERMINE IT NO SLAVE TRADE IN WASHINGTON D.C. BUT SLAVERY IS ALLOWED

30. COMPROMISE OF 1850 TEXAS DEBT ASSUMED A STRONGER FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW CLAY’S EFFORTS DENIED SENATOR STEPHEN DOUGLAS TAYLOR’S RESPONSE - “I WILL VETO”

31. STEPHEN DOUGLAS

32. COMPROMISE OF 1850 TAYLOR’S DEMISE PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN RESPONSE

33. THE CHANGING VIEW OF SLAVERY RADICAL PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS (QUAKERS) THE ENLIGHTENMENT LAISSEZ FAIRE ECONOMICS SLAVERY DIES OFF IN THE REST OF THE WORLD

34. HOW TO END IT? COLONIZATION? AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY LIBERIA

35. ABOLITIONISM CHARLES GRANDISON FINNEY - PREACHER OF SECOND GREAT AWAKENING NO COMPROMISE WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON - “THE LIBERATOR” AMERICAN ANTI SLAVERY SOCIETY

37. ABOLITIONISM SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN OPPOSITION LIBERTY PARTY AND JAMES BIRNEY AMISTAD FOCUS IS IN NEW ENGLAND THE VIRTUE OF HONOR

38. ELECTION OF 1852 STEPHEN DOUGLAS - DEMOCRATIC FRONT RUNNER 30 BALLOTS TO A DARK HORSE ENTER FRANKLIN PIERCE

39. ELECTION OF 1852 WHIG PARTY IS DIVIDED SOUTHERN WHIGS HOLD THE PARTY HOSTAGE MILLARD FILLMORE- FRONT RUNNER AFTER 52 BALLOTS, IT’S WINFIELD SCOTT

40. ELECTION OF 1852 THE FREE SOIL PARTY - NOMINEE JOHN HALE THE WHIGS FRACTURE

42. SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES WHAT ABOUT FUTURE TERRITORIES? FOCUS ON CUBA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

43. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN HARRIET BEECHER STOWE AIMED AT FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW

44. NATIVISM AND KNOW NOTHINGS INCREASED IMMIGRATION IN 1840S 1846 TO 1855 - 3 MILLION IMMIGRANTS 87% WENT TO FREE STATES HALF ARE CATHOLICS TO THE NORTHEAST IRISH CATHOLICS IN URBAN AREAS

45. NATIVISM AND KNOW KNOTHINGS OPPOSITION GROWS “I KNOW NOTHING” THE KNOW-NOTHING AGENDA 20 YEAR WAIT FOR CITIZENSHIP TEMPERENCE AND EDUCATION POLITICAL VICTORIES IN 1850S AT EXPENSE OF THE WHIGS

46. KANSAS-NEBRASKA STEPHEN DOUGLAS THE NEBRASKA TERRITORY GOAL WAS A RAILROAD FROM MIDWEST TO CALIFORNIA 1853- AREA CREATED NORTH OF MISSOURI COMPROMISE LINE

48. KANSAS-NEBRASKA SOUTHERN OPPOSITION DOUGLAS WEIGHS HIS OPTIONS POPULAR SOVERIGNTY “A HELL OF A STORM”

49. KANSAS- NEBRASKA THE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA SPLIT WHAT ABOUT THE LOGISTICS? THE POLITICAL FALLOUT

50. WINNERS AND LOSERS WHIG PARTY - A BIG LOSER NORTHERN DEMOCRATS - LOSERS NORTHERN OPPOSITION PARTIES (REPUBLICAN) - WINNERS SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS - WINNERS WHERE DO THE KNOW-NOTHINGS GO?