Growing Tensions Growing Tensions Between The North And Between The North And SouthSouth

Disagreements between Disagreements between the North and South, the North and South, especially over the issue especially over the issue of slavery, led to political of slavery, led to political conflict.conflict.

Key Terms and Key Key Terms and Key PeoplePeople

Key TermsKey Terms Wilmot ProvisoWilmot Proviso

Free-Soil PartyFree-Soil Party

Compromise of Compromise of 18501850

Key PeopleKey People Henry ClayHenry Clay

Daniel WebsterDaniel Webster

Stephen A. Stephen A. DouglasDouglas

A House DividedA House Divided

NorthNorth Industrial EconomyIndustrial Economy

Large cities with Large cities with ImmigrantsImmigrants

Immigration to Immigration to MidwestMidwest

Railroads and Railroads and canals connecting canals connecting east and Midwesteast and Midwest

SouthSouth Agricultural EconomyAgricultural Economy

Wealthy Planters Wealthy Planters reliant on foreign reliant on foreign exportsexports

Slave supported Slave supported industryindustry

Many poor small Many poor small farm familiesfarm families

Practice what you PreachPractice what you Preach

The North Began to oppose slavery and led The North Began to oppose slavery and led the Abolition Movementthe Abolition Movement

Some northerners feared that slavery Some northerners feared that slavery would spread and some workers may be would spread and some workers may be forced to become slavesforced to become slaves

Though opposed to slavery many Though opposed to slavery many northerners were racist, and afraid, of the northerners were racist, and afraid, of the spread of African culturespread of African culture

The South began to defend slavery in order The South began to defend slavery in order to protect the slave culture of the southto protect the slave culture of the south

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With the nation expanding the With the nation expanding the Wilmot ProvisoWilmot Proviso tried to outlaw slavery in Mexican Territoriestried to outlaw slavery in Mexican Territories

The South claimed the Wilmot Proviso was The South claimed the Wilmot Proviso was unconstitutional because it took away their unconstitutional because it took away their right to move their property to new territoriesright to move their property to new territories

The Wilmot Proviso would divide congress and The Wilmot Proviso would divide congress and not become law with a southern controlled not become law with a southern controlled SenateSenate

The Wilmot Proviso led to the The Wilmot Proviso led to the Free-Soil PartyFree-Soil Party which aimed to outlaw the expansion of which aimed to outlaw the expansion of slavery and made slavery a National Issueslavery and made slavery a National Issue

North California/South North California/South CaliforniaCalifornia When California Entered Statehood, the When California Entered Statehood, the

balance of slave states was put in dangerbalance of slave states was put in danger

As most People in California Opposed As most People in California Opposed Slavery, they applied for statehood Slavery, they applied for statehood before slave owners could move to the before slave owners could move to the statestate

If California entered the Union in 1850, If California entered the Union in 1850, Free States would control both the House Free States would control both the House and Senate, putting slave states in and Senate, putting slave states in danger of being overpowereddanger of being overpowered

This Guy LOVES This Guy LOVES compromisecompromise With Congress Divided over the issue of With Congress Divided over the issue of

California California Henry ClayHenry Clay would offer a would offer a compromise to the issuecompromise to the issue

California would become a free state and California would become a free state and slavery would be abolished in Washington slavery would be abolished in Washington DCDC

Slavery laws would NOT be passed for the Slavery laws would NOT be passed for the rest of Mexico and congress would pass laws rest of Mexico and congress would pass laws making it easier to catch runaway slavesmaking it easier to catch runaway slaves

Act of UnionAct of Union

Both Sides would think they gave up Both Sides would think they gave up too much but most, like too much but most, like Daniel Daniel WebsterWebster, wanted the Union Preserved, wanted the Union Preserved

Stephen DouglasStephen Douglas would gain enough would gain enough votes to pass the proposal which votes to pass the proposal which would become the would become the Compromise of Compromise of 18501850

This Compromise would lead to more This Compromise would lead to more violence in the Unionviolence in the Union

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