1. Conflict and Compromise

2. Missouri Compromise Banned slavery in the Louisiana territory north of the 36º 30’ parallel.

3. Popular Sovereignty Proposed by Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan and Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas Allowed citizens of each new territory acquired from Mexico to vote on whether to permit slavery there

4. Wilmot Proviso Proposed by David Wilmot from Pennsylvania Banned slavery in all land acquired from Mexico Did not pass because the South threatened to secede and cut off commercial relations with the North

5. 1848 Presidential Election Lewis Cass vs. Zachary Taylor, a Mexican War hero California, New Mexico, and Texas were at the front of the slavery debate

6. Compromise of 1850 Proposed by Henry Clay Entered California as a free state Abolished slave trade in Washington D.C.

7. 1852 Presidential Election Franklin Pierce vs. Winfield Scott, another Mexican War hero

8. Fugitive Slave Act Made it a federal crime to assist a runaway slave Made it legal to arrest an escaped slave, even in a free state

9. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist Drew lots of attention because of its realistic portrayal of slavery It produced so much controversy that Lincoln called her “The Little Lady that started the Big War”

10. Kansas-Nebraska Act Introduced by Stephen Douglas Organized territory of Kansas and Nebraska on basis of popular sovereignty Repealed Missouri Compromise

11. Bleeding Kansas Violence between the pro-slavery governing body and anti-slavery settlers Pottawatomie Massacre –Lead by John Brown and a group of anti- slavery supporters –Dragged 5 pro-slavery men from their beds along the Pottawatomie Creek and brutally murdered them

12. Violence in Congress Senator Preston Brooks beat Senator Charles Sumner with his cane for ridiculing his relative’s view on Kansas

13. Lecompton Constitution Named after a Kansas city Gave voters of Kansas only the right to decide whether more slaves could enter the territory, not if it should exist

14. HIST Texas Santa Anna Preston Brooks Compromise of 1850 Missouri Compromise “Mr. Polk’s War” Wilmot Proviso Popular Sovereignty “Bleeding Kansas” Guadalupe Hidalgo Uncle Tom’s Cabin Sam Houston Pottawatomie Massacre Zachary Taylor Kansas-Nebraska Act Annexation Gadsden Purchase Bear Flag Revolt Fugitive Slave Act Manifest Destiny