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1 The Compromise of 1850 Setting the Scene
Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.463

2 TEMPERS FLARE OVER SLAVERY
Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 TEMPERS FLARE OVER SLAVERY Pg.463 Thomas Hart Benton Henry Foote During one meeting of the Senate, an argument about admitting California as a free state became so heated, that Senator Foote pulled a pistol and pointed it at Senator Benton.

3 The Slavery Debate Erupts Again
The Compromise of 1850 The Slavery Debate Erupts Again Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.463

4 The Slavery Debate Erupts Again
Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 The Slavery Debate Erupts Again Pg.463 1849 15 free 15 slave After the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the U.S. added several states without much arguing (Iowa, Wisconsin, and Arkansas). California applying for statehood brought up the issue of free and slave states again.

5 The Compromise of 1850 California’s Impact Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.463

6 The Compromise of 1850 Clay vs. Calhoun Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.464

7 Pg.464 Clay vs. Calhoun The Compromise of 1850 Chapter 16 section 2
John C. Calhoun insisted that slavery be allowed in the West. Henry Clay tried to work out a compromise. Webster Clay Daniel Webster asked for people to work together to save the Union. President Taylor supported the expansion of slavery also.

8 Webster Calls for Unity
Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 Webster Calls for Unity Pg.464 Daniel Webster

9 Webster Calls for Unity
Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 Webster Calls for Unity Pg.465

10 Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 Compromise of 1850 Pg.465

11 Pg.465 Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Chapter 16 section 2
Vice President Millard Fillmore took over as president. Unlike Taylor, Fillmore supported Henry Clay’s compromise plan and worked to help get it passed. John C. Calhoun March 31, 1850 Zachary Taylor July 9, 1850 Died of tuberculosis. Died of a complications after having a heat stroke.

12 Pg.465 The Compromise Passes The Compromise of 1850 Chapter 16
section 2 The Compromise of 1850 The Compromise Passes Pg.465

13 Allowed New Mexico & Utah to decide slavery using popular sovereignty
Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 The Compromise Passes Pg.465 Allowed New Mexico & Utah to decide slavery using popular sovereignty Admitted (added) California as a free state Compromise of 1850 Settled the Texas / New Mexico border dispute Banned the Slave Trade in Washington, D.C. Added a new Fugitive Slave Act

14 Chapter 16 section 2

15 Pg.465 The Fugitive Slave Act The Compromise of 1850 Chapter 16
section 2 The Compromise of 1850 The Fugitive Slave Act Pg.465

16 Part of the Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Part of the Compromise of 1850 Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.465 Set up special courts to handle runaway slave cases African-American suspects could not have a jury trial Judges were paid $10 to send a runaway back to the South and $5 to set an African-American free Required citizens to help catch runaway slaves Citizens who allowed fugitive slaves to escape could be fined $1000 and jailed

17 Part of the Compromise of 1850
Chapter 16 section 2 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Part of the Compromise of 1850 Pg.465 Set up special courts to handle runaway slave cases African-American suspects could not have a jury trial Judges were paid $10 to send a runaway back to the South and $5 to set an African-American free Required citizens to help catch runaway slaves Citizens who allowed fugitive slaves to escape could be fined $1000 and jailed

18 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Pg.465
Part of the Compromise of 1850 Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.465 This led to some northerners becoming Slave Catchers!

19 Reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act
Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 Reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act Pg.465

20 Reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act
Chapter 16 section 2 The Compromise of 1850 Reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act Pg.466

21 Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery
Bestseller Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.466

22 Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery
Chapter 16 section 2 Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery Bestseller Pg.466 A moving novel by a northerner, Harriet Beecher Stowe, about the hardships and cruelty of slavery in the South. The main character, Uncle Tom, is sold to a harsh owner, Simon Legree. When two of Legree’s slaves escape, he suspects Uncle Tom knows where they went. Legree confronts Uncle Tom trying to get to him to tell on the escaped slaves and ultimately whips him to death when Uncle Tom refuses to tell.

23 Pg.467

24 Uncle Tom’s Cabin Nationwide Reaction
Chapter 16 section 2 Pg.466

25 Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery
Chapter 16 section 2 Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery Bestseller Pg.466 This important novel was read by many northerners and help change the way many northerners felt about slavery. It helped the abolitionist movement to grow. Southerners hated and criticized the book claiming that it was not what most slave owners were like.


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