A Divided Nation: Confronting the Issue of Slavery

Slide1A DIVIDED NATIONChapter 20

Slide220.2 Confronting the Issueof Slavery Issue 1: Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state. Northerners opposed/favored this because… Southerners opposed/favored  this because…

Slide320.2 Confronting the Issueof Slavery Issue 1: Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state. Northerners opposed /favored  this because   it would upset the balance of free & slave states in the Senate. Southerners opposed/ favored  this because  there would be more slave states than free states in the Senate.

Slide420.2 Confronting the Issueof Slavery Issue 2: The Tallmadge Amendment proposed that Missouri be admitted as a free state. Northerners favored/opposed this because… Southerners favored/opposed  this because…

Slide520.2 Confronting the Issueof Slavery Part 1: The Tallmadge Amendment proposed that Missouri be admitted as a free state. Northerners favored /opposed this because  it would stop the spread of slavery into the Louisiana Territory. Southerners favored/ opposed  this because  if Missouri were admitted as a free state, the  North would have the votes in Congress to end slavery.

Slide6What actually happened?•  Missouri entered the Union as a slave state. •  Maine entered the Union as a free state. •  Congress drew a line at the 36 °  30’ across the Louisiana Territory. Slavery was permitted south of that line & prohibited north of it. 20.3 The Missouri Compromise

Slide720.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue 1: Abolitionists  wanted to stop slavery in Washington, D.C., but Congress refused to consider anti-slavery petitions. Northern  abolitionists were pleased/angered because… Southerners  were pleased/angered because…

Slide820.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue 1: Abolitionists  wanted to stop slavery in Washington, D.C., but Congress refused to consider anti-slavery petitions. Northern  abolitionists were pleased/ angered because  they wanted Congress to outlaw slavery in the capital. Southerners  were pleased /angered because   the South wanted no limitations placed on slavery.

Slide920.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue  2 : Some Northerners  assisted fugitive slaves. Northerners tolerated/condemned this practice because… Southerners tolerated/condemned this practice because…

Slide1020.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue 2: Some Northerners  assisted fugitive slaves. Northerners tolerated /condemned this practice because they felt slavery was wrong. Southerners tolerated/ condemned this practice because they felt a runaway slave was lost property.

Slide1120.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue 3: The Wilmot Proviso stated slavery would not be allowed in  the Mexican Cession. Northerners favored/opposed this amendment because… Southerners favored/opposed this amendment because…

Slide1220.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue 3: The Wilmot Proviso stated slavery would not be allowed in  the Mexican Cession. Northerners favored /opposed this amendment because they wanted to prevent the expansion of slavery into territories. Southerners favored/ opposed  this amendment because they felt Congress had no right to tell slaveholders where they could take their property.

Slide1320.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue 4: California  applied for admission as a free state. Northerners favored/opposed admitting California as a free state because… Southerners favored/opposed admitting California as a free state because…

Slide1420.4 The MissouriCompromise Unravels Issue 4: California  applied for admission as a free state. Northerners favored /opposed admitting California as a free state because  it would create more free states than slave states in Congress. Southerners favored/ opposed admitting California as a free state because  it would make the slaves states a minority in Congress.

Slide15•Slavery in Washington D.C.? • Northerners assisting fugitive slaves? • Slavery in New Mexico/Utah? • Slavery in California? Compromise

Slide16What actually happened?•  California  was admitted as a free state. •  New Mexico & Utah were organized as territories open to slavery. •  The slave trade was ended in Washington, D.C. •  A strong fugitive slave law was passed. 20.5 The Compromise of 1850

Slide1720.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 1: The Fugitive  Slave Law caused bitterness between the North & the South. Northerners  were satisfied/dissatisfied with the way the Fugitive Slave Law was enforced because… Southerners  were satisfied/dissatisfied with the way the Fugitive Slave Law was enforced because…

Slide1820.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 1: The Fugitive  Slave Law caused bitterness between the North & the South. Northerners  were satisfied/ dissatisfied with the way the Fugitive Slave Law was enforced because  they were asked to help slave catchers. Southerners  were satisfied / dissatisfied with the way the Fugitive Slave Law was enforced because northerners refused to obey it.

Slide1920.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 2: The book  Uncle Tom’s Cabin  told the story of a slave & his master. The book was popular/unpopular in the   North  because… The book was popular/unpopular in the   South  because…

Slide2020.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 2: The book  Uncle Tom’s Cabin  told the story of a slave & his master. The book was popular /unpopular in the   North  because  it aroused powerful emotions against slavery. The book was popular/ unpopular  in the   South  because  it turned people against slavery.

Slide2120.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 3: The Kansas-Nebraska  Act stated that the issue of slavery in those territories would be decided by popular sovereignty. Northerners  were pleased/unhappy about the act because… Southerners  were pleased/unhappy about the act because…

Slide2220.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 3: The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that the issue of slavery in those territories would be decided by popular sovereignty. Northerners  were pleased/ unhappy about the act because it overturned the Missouri Compromise & allowed slavery north of the 36 °30’ in the Louisiana Territory. Southerners  were pleased /unhappy about the act because they could take slaves into the Louisiana Territory.

Slide2320.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 4: The Dred Scott case—Dred  Scott was a slave who believed his trip to Wisconsin made him a free man. Northerners  probably believed he was free/still a slave because… Southerners probably believed he was free/still a slave because…

Slide2420.6 The CompromiseSatisfies No One Issue 4: The Dred Scott case—Dred  Scott was a slave who believed his trip to Wisconsin made him a free man. Northerners  probably believed he was free /still a slave because   he had lived in a free territory. Southerners probably believed he was free/ still a slave because   they felt slave owners should have the right to take their slaves anywhere.

Slide25What actually happened?•  Scott could not sue for his freedom in a federal court because he was not a citizen (nor could any African American ever become a U.S. citizen). •  Scott’s stay in Wisconsin did not make him a free man because the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. •  Congress cannot ban slavery in the territories. 20.6 The Compromise Satisfies No One

Slide2620.8 From Compromise toCrisis Issue 1: During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, positions regarding slavery were made clear. Lincoln, representing the opinion of the North , felt slavery  was a legal/moral issue because… Douglas, representing the opinion of the South , felt slavery  was a legal/moral issue because…

Slide2720.8 From Compromise toCrisis Issue 1: During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, positions regarding slavery were made clear. Lincoln, representing the opinion of the North , felt slavery  was a legal/ moral  issue because  he felt slavery was wrong. Douglas, representing the opinion of the South , felt slavery  was a  legal /moral issue because  he felt the slavery issue was settled through the Dred Scott decision.

Slide2820.8 From Compromise toCrisis Issue 2: John Brown attended the arsenal at Harpers Ferry to get weapons for a slave rebellion . Some  northerners upset/reassured southerners after Brown’s raid because… Southerners  were unconcerned/fearful about Brown’s raid because…

Slide2920.8 From Compromise toCrisis Issue 2: John Brown attended the arsenal at Harpers Ferry to get weapons for a slave rebellion . Some  northerners upset /reassured southerners  after Brown’s raid because they considered Brown a hero. Southerners  were unconcerned/ fearful about Brown’s raid because  slave rebellions might spread throughout the South.

Slide3020.8 From Compromise toCrisis Issue 3: In 1860 Abraham  Lincoln was elected President. Northerners  were happy/unhappy about the election because… Southerners  were happy/unhappy about the election because…

Slide3120.8 From Compromise toCrisis Issue 3: In 1860 Abraham  Lincoln was elected President. Northerners  were happy /unhappy about the election because Lincoln was opposed to the spread of slavery. Southerners  were happy/ unhappy  about the election because they had lost most of their political power.

Slide32What actually happened? •  South Carolina &  six other states seceded from the Union. •  South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter. 20.8 From Compromise to Crisis