1. The excerpt states an example of
Study the excerpt below.
“Colonies [fall apart surely] when the colonists imitate and embrace the habits, customs, and practices of the natives. There is no better way to remedy this evil than to do away with and destroy completely the habits and practices of the natives.”
— Virginia Colony Promoter Sir William Herbert, 1610s
The excerpt states an example of
A Native Americans conforming to colonial traditions.
B prejudice against Native American customs.
C Native Americans discriminating against colonists.
D altruism benefiting Native Americans.

2. Iowa (IA) – December 28, 1846 Capital and largest city: Des Moines
Iowa holds a special place in US elections as the first state to hold a primary election for parties in presidential elections
Iowa has a computer program create its Congressional Districts, which prevents gerrymandering (making districts weird shapes to give one political party an advantage)

3. Wisconsin (WI)—May 29, 1848 Capital: Madison Largest City: Milwaukee
Wisconsin is known for its production of dairy products (cheese, milk)
The State Song of Wisconsin, “On, Wisconsin!” is also the fight song for the University of Wisconsin (with slightly different words)

4. Compromise of 1850 Overview
Who: Proposed by Henry Clay (KY). Debates led by John C. Calhoun (SC) and Daniel Webster (MA)
What: One bill designed to settle arguments over slavery in the West & land from Mexico
The debate lasted all summer, eventually ending in the defeat of the 1 bill.
Stephen Douglas (IL) submitted the bill as 5 separate bills, each of which passed

5. Part 1: California Discovered gold in CA in 1848
Population grew a huge amount
Delegates wrote a state constitution
Miners disliked slave labor, so slavery was banned
Under Compromise of 1850, added to the Union as a Free State
Broke the balance in the Senate: 16 Free, 15 Slave
Without balanced states, the South wanted something else

6. Part 2: Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise included a strict Fugitive Slave Act
Made to appease the South
Allowed slave-owners to go to other states and capture runaway slaves
Any African-American could be accused of being a runaway slave
Judges were paid at each case involving an accused runaway slave
$5 to let them go, $10 to return to plantation
Some northern states refused to enforce the Act

7. Part 3: Popular Sovereignty
To solve the question of slavery in territories, the Compromise used 2 ideas
For territories from the Louisiana Purchase, the Missouri Compromise applied
For the new territories of Utah and New Mexico, they create Popular Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty meant that the citizens of a territory would get to vote on whether to be a free territory or a slave territory

8. Part 4: Washington, DC Slave Trade
Washington, DC, allowed slavery
Northerners didn’t like this
More African-Americans in DC were free than slaves
Compromise of 1850 banned the sale and purchase of slaves in DC
Still allowed people to own slaves in DC
Appeased northern and southern feelings

9. Part 5: Texas Borders Texas claimed a lot of land as its own
2x the size of Texas today
Texas was a slave state, giving more land to slavery
4 plans were made
Pearce plan chosen
Pearce Plan made Texas have its modern borders
The rest of the land became parts of the Utah and New Mexico Territories

10. Achievement Assignment
Write 1 sizable paragraph (6-8 sentences) that explains the following:
What was the Compromise of 1850?
Why was the Compromise of 1850 made?
What was the most important part of the Compromise of 1850?
What problems did the Compromise of 1850 cause?
If you finish early, make sure you have completed the assignments for the Missouri Compromise and the Wilmot Proviso