From Compromise to Conflict: The Crisis Unfolds Part I: The Missouri Compromise The United States in 1819 1. By 1819, settlers had formed _____ new states west of the Appalachians. 2. The _____________________________ provided for the formation of new states. This law outlined the steps for statehood and banned ___________ north of the Ohio River. 3. In 1819, two more western territories had applied for statehood, _______________ and ______________ ­ both wanted to be admitted as ____________ states. Result: •_____________ would be admitted as a ________ state •Most of ___________ lies _______ of the Ohio River. •The decision would be up to _____________. 4. Many felt that Congress did not have the power to decide whether a state should be _______ or ________. They felt the decision should belong to the people of the ___________. 5. White Southerners __________ the decision. The North had more votes in the _______ of _________________ and they had _________voting power in the Senate 6. Some people talked of ______________. How can this problem be solved? Outcome of the Missouri Compromise •By the time Congress was deciding the issue, _________ had applied for statehood as a ________ state. •______________ would join the Union as a slave state and _________ would join the Union as a free state. This kept the _____________ between slave states and Free states equal. •Congress also drew a line across ________________________ at latitude 36/30. North of this line slavery was banned _____________. •This compromise kept the Union _______________ but it pleased no one.
From Compromise to Conflict: The Crisis Unfolds Part II: The Compromise of 1850 The United States in 1848 1. In 1848 the gag rule was ___________ and Congress had to deal with the issue of slavery. 2. In 1848 the U.S. ended its war with __________ and took possession of _____________, New Mexico and Utah territories. Once again, Congress was faced with the issue of whether or not to allow slavery to _________ into a new __________. 3. According to the ______________________, most of this new land would be closed to slavery. 4. _________________ applied for admission as a _________state. This would __________ the balance between free and slave states. How can this problem be solved? Outcome of the Compromise of 1850 1. California would be admitted as a free _________ but the ______________ and ________ territories would be open to slavery. 2. The __________ trade, NOT slavery, would be banned in ____________________. 3. The Fugitive Slave Law would be _________________. • This _______________ pleased no one. Northerners were especially upset about the ____________________. • _________________ to the law was widespread. Abolitionists _____________ and protested. • Northerners ______________ to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law. Of the tens of thousands of fugitives living in the North, only _________ were captured and returned.
From Compromise to Conflict: The Crisis Unfolds Part III: The Kansas Nebraska Issue The United States in 1854 1. Stephen Douglas wanted a __________built across California. •Wanted ____________ to organize the Great Plains as _____________ territory and open the area to settlers. •This land lay north of the __________Compromise line and should be closed to slavery. 2. The final decision by Congress said the land would be divided into two territories: ______________ and _____________. •They also got rid of the Missouri Compromise by opening ________ territories to ____________. The United States in 1848 •People in each territory could decide on the issue of slavery ­ this was called _______________ sovereignty 3. “Bleeding Kansas” •After the _____________________________ was passed, settlers poured into Kansas. •_____ competing governments were created, one supporting slavery and one _____________ it. •In May 1856, ________ pro­slavery settlers invaded Lawrence, Kansas ­ the home of the antislavery government. •Revenge was swift. An abolitionist named ______________ gathered up followers and headed for a pro­slavery town. There, they hacked ___ pro­slavery men to death in response to the first attack. •This was the first ________ shed over the issue of _____________.