Unit 8: Pre Civil War
Life in the USA North Cities Technological advances Booming industry PAID factory workers Very diverse society (immigrants)
South Remain agriculture Main crop: cotton Lots and lots of slaves
Remember Wilmot proviso…. Tried to stop the spread of slavery in the new territory won from the Mexican-American war.
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Views of Slavery North South By 1860 slavery almost nonexistent Blacks still viewed as inferior, limit rights Public split Some abolitionists Some for slavery Why? If slavery ended then they would come to the North and compete for jobs. South Part of life God intended blacks to provide labor for the white “civilized” ppl Slaves were happier and healthier than factory workers
Election of 1848 Lewis Cass Democrat Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren Whig War Hero Martin Van Buren Free Soil party
Goal to prevent slavery out in the western territories Free Soil Party Exactly as it sounds… Promoted Freedom to all… Free soil Free speech Free labor Free men Goal to prevent slavery out in the western territories Martin Van Buren- Candidate in 1848
New idea…. Popular sovereignty Let the people choose by voting Slaves or no slaves in western territories By Lewis Cass, democratic party
Nation begins to fall apart….. To expand slavery or restrict it? Sectionalism Violence in Congress