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1 The Move towards War Slavery issue rears its ugly head

2 Wilmot Proviso Wilmot Proviso- David Wilmot a Dem rep from Penn a. any territory the US gains from Mexico shall not have slavery 1. Passes in the House but fails in the Senate

3 Compromise of 1850 1. California admitted as a free state 2. New Mexico have no restrictions as to slavery 3. Settle New Mexico/Texas border dispute 4. Slave trade in Washington DC abolished 5. Fugitive slave law passed

4 Fugitive Slave Act a. slave catchers only need point out runaways b. federal commissioners try the case c. one white witness was all that was needed to return them to the south ($10 paid to the court for a verdict in favor of slave catcher and $5 for the accused) d. required federal marshals to assist in catching runaways e. marshals could deputize private citizens to help and those that refused could be jailed

5 Underground railroad Series of stations to Canada Harriet Tubman

6 Kansas Nebraska Act 1854 Proposed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois 1. Idea of Popular sovereignty- Popular Sovereignty- proposed by Lewis Cass of Michigan a. citizens of each new territory be allowed to choose whether they wanted slavery or not 1. democratic 2. removed the issue from national politics 3. but still did nothing for the rights of slaves

7 2. This would mean that both Kansas and Nebraska lying north of the line, the Missouri Compromise would be repealed Lewis CassStephen Douglas

8 Bleeding Kansas Lawrence Kansas is burned by proslavery groups John Brown- and his son’s slaughter 5 pro slavery family members

9 Jayhawkers- Jayhawkers- where it was adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free- state cause. These bands, known as "Jayhawkers", were guerilla fighters who often clashed with pro-slavery groups from Missouri known at the time as “Border Ruffians". After the Civil War, the word "Jayhawker" became synonymous with the people of Kansas

10 Border Ruffians-Bushwhackers- Border Ruffians-Bushwhackers- pro- Slavery activists from the Slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas Territory, to force the acceptance of slavery there

11 http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.as px?ID=142648 http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.as px?ID=142648

12 Violence on the Floor of Congress Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts is assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks for speeches against slavery and its proponents Charles Sumner Preston Brooks

13 Dred Scott Case Dred Scott sues for his freedom as a result of living in a free state of Illinois and Wisconsin Dred Scott

14 Court Rules Roger B. Taney 1.He is Still a slave 2. He can not sue because he is not a citizen 3. Slaves were property and the 5 th amendment prohibits taking away property without due process

15 Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in the new territories and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and so was popular sovereignty

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