Essential Question What were the primary tensions over slavery?
Growing Tensions Over Slavery Chapter 14, Section 1.
21
Growing Tensions Over Slavery Chapter 14, Section Chapter 14, Section 1 1
-
Upload
joseph-carroll -
Category
Documents
-
view
221 -
download
0
description
Slavery and the Mexican- American War F Between 1820 and 1848, four new slaveholding states were admitted to the Union. This maintained the balance between free and slaveholding states, with 15 each. However, territory gained by the Mexican-American War threatened to destroy the balance.
Transcript of Growing Tensions Over Slavery Chapter 14, Section 1.
Growing Tensions Over Slavery
Chapter 14, Section 1Chapter 14, Section 1
Growing Tensions Over Slavery
Chapter 14, Section 1 Essential Question:Chapter 14, Section 1 Essential Question:How did the question of admission of new How did the question of admission of new states to the Union fuel the debate over states to the Union fuel the debate over slavery and state’s rights?slavery and state’s rights?
Slavery and the Mexican- American War
Between 1820 and 1848, four new Between 1820 and 1848, four new slaveholding states were admitted to the slaveholding states were admitted to the Union. This maintained the balance Union. This maintained the balance between free and slaveholding states, between free and slaveholding states, with 15 each. However, territory gained with 15 each. However, territory gained by the Mexican-American War threatened by the Mexican-American War threatened to destroy the balance.to destroy the balance.
Wilmot Proviso South wanted to take territory from South wanted to take territory from
Mexico to make more slave statesMexico to make more slave states
Abolitionists did not want more slave Abolitionists did not want more slave statesstates
Wilmot (PA) proposes a law that would Wilmot (PA) proposes a law that would ban slavery in any new territoryban slavery in any new territory
Wilmot ProvisoWilmot Proviso to limit slavery never passesWilmot Proviso to limit slavery never passes
Impact of Mexican War
US wins Mexican War gets most of US wins Mexican War gets most of SouthwestSouthwest– California wants to come to Union as freeCalifornia wants to come to Union as free– South wants to split CA in half to keep South wants to split CA in half to keep
balance of power in Senatebalance of power in Senate
Free Soil Party Third Political PartyThird Political Party
Demand end to slaveryDemand end to slavery
Wanted free Wanted free homesteads in westhomesteads in west– Free land for settlersFree land for settlers
““Free Soil, Free Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Speech, Free Labor and Free Men”Free Men”
Free Soil Party
South was South was threatened by Free threatened by Free Soil PartySoil Party– Would encourage Would encourage
end to slavery end to slavery and new free and new free statesstates
Why was the Free-Soil Party Why was the Free-Soil Party Founded?Founded?
Why was the Free-Soil Party Founded?Why was the Free-Soil Party Founded?
– To prevent slavery in new lands gained in To prevent slavery in new lands gained in the Mexican-American war.the Mexican-American war.
Why was the South alarmed by the Why was the South alarmed by the Wilmot Proviso?Wilmot Proviso?
Why was the South alarmed by the Wilmot Why was the South alarmed by the Wilmot Proviso?Proviso?
Banning new slave states would give free Banning new slave states would give free states a majority in both houses of states a majority in both houses of Congress.Congress.
Bitter DebateSenator John C. Calhoun (SC)Senator John C. Calhoun (SC)
– If California is free If California is free southern way of life is southern way of life is threatenedthreatened
Two options to protect SouthTwo options to protect South
– constitutional amendment constitutional amendment to protect states rightsto protect states rights
– SecessionSecession
Bitter DebateSenator Daniel Webster Senator Daniel Webster
(MA)(MA)
– Supports idea of Supports idea of compromisecompromise
– most important thing is most important thing is to preserve Union and to preserve Union and freedomfreedom
Bitter Debate
Clay (Kentucky) says Clay (Kentucky) says south should let CA be south should let CA be free free
Henry Clay
Why was Calhoun opposed to California’s admission to the Union?
Why was Calhoun opposed to California’s admission to the Union? It would tip the balance in the senate
against slave states.
How did California’s proposed admission to the Union affect the debate between the North and the South over slavery?
How did California’s proposed admission to the Union affect the debate between the North and the South over slavery?
It led to renewed controversy.
Growing Tensions Over Slavery
Chapter 14, Section 1 Focus Question:Chapter 14, Section 1 Focus Question:How did the question of admission of new How did the question of admission of new states to the Union fuel the debate over states to the Union fuel the debate over slavery and state’s rights?slavery and state’s rights?
Growing Tensions Over Slavery
Chapter 14, Section 1 Essential Question:Chapter 14, Section 1 Essential Question:How did the question of admission of new How did the question of admission of new states to the Union fuel the debate over states to the Union fuel the debate over slavery and state’s rights?slavery and state’s rights?It threatened to upset the balance between It threatened to upset the balance between free states and slave states.free states and slave states.
