Millard Fillmore was the 13th US President from 1850 to 1852. As president, he helped pass the controversial Fugitive Slave Law as part of the Compromise of 1850 to address the issue of slavery in the new western territories following the Mexican-American War and California Gold Rush. The law required citizens in free states to return escaped slaves to their owners, which was controversial and sparked debate around states' rights on the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War.

1. Millard Fillmore 13 th president Whig 1850-1852 "An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory."

2. Gold Rush -1849

3. Compromise of 1850

4. Wilmot Proviso David Wilmot of PA

5. Fugitive Slave Law

6. Will they follow this law?

7. U.S. Constitution: Article 4 section 2 No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due

8. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe- “the little lady who started the war” 1852

9. No More Big 3 Clay (1777-1852) Calhoun (1782-1850) Webster (1782-1852)

10. 1800-1874 Fillmore will later run for president under the Know-Nothing party