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Expansion
& CRISIS
1) Oregon & Texas
2) Mexican War, 1846-48
3) Election of 1848
4) California Crisis
5) Kansas…
1830s – 1850s
Should slavery beallowed to expand?
SOUTH?
¾
BOP
NORTH?
“planter conspiracy”
(“slavepowerconspiracy”)
slavery = ok
expansion
Oregon territory pic
54º40’
NORTH
SOUTH
Texas territory pic
seceded
1836
“Lone Star Republic”
SOUTH
NORTH
Election of 1844
Henry Clay
(W)
James K. Polk
(D)
“54º40’ or Fight!”
“54º40’ or Fight!”
+
(LOSER,again)
49º40’
“I’malameduck!”
Pres.JohnTyler(D)
“Hmmm.WasPolk’svictoryamandateforSouthernexpansion?”
annexed Texas
1845
“…toextendthedominionsofpeace.”
“Mr. Polk’s War”The Mexican War, 1846-48
Grant, Lee, Jackson
(2)Northeast
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1/3 Mexico = $25 million
<California pic>
(political disaster)
Wilmot Proviso
1846
Again,again,again,again,
& again
Again,again,again,again,
& again
Election of 1848
Lewis Cass
(D)
“popular sovereignty”
Zachary Taylor
(W)
President Zachary Taylor
meanwhile…
<California pic>
mining
15 vs 15
SOUTHsome>secession
SOUTHmost>concessions
NORTHsome
NORTHmost
Compromiseof 1850
Daniel Webster, Stephen Douglas, Henry Clay
1) California = FREE
BOP?
2) Utah & New Mexico
“pop sov”
3) Slave Trade in DC
4) NEW Fugitive Slave Law
Who got the better deal?
SOUTH?
NORTH?
VP
VP
“TheSouth,thepoorSouth!”
“Iexpectnevertomakeanother
speechonslaveryagain!”
Stephen Douglas
Election of 1852
Winfield Scott
(W)
Franklin Pierce
(D)
“nosectionalorambitiousorfanaticalexcitementmightagainthreatenthedurabilityof
ourinstitutions,orobscurethelightofour
prosperity.”
Kansas…
Kansas…
