1. The Compromise of 1850 Setting the Scene
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2. TEMPERS FLARE OVER SLAVERY
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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.

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4. The Slavery Debate Erupts Again
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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.

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California’s Impact
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6. The Compromise of 1850
Clay vs. Calhoun
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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
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Daniel Webster

9. Webster Calls for Unity
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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.

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13. Allowed New Mexico & Utah to decide slavery using popular sovereignty
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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

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15. Pg.465 The Fugitive Slave Act The Compromise of 1850 Chapter 16
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16. Part of the Compromise of 1850
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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

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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

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This led to some northerners becoming Slave Catchers!

19. Reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act
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20. Reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act
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21. Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery
Bestseller
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22. Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery
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Bestseller
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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.

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24. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Nationwide Reaction
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25. Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Antislavery
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Bestseller
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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.