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Slavery Laws
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1.Missouri
CompromisePg. 237-238,
338
Federal Law
1820
Missouri added as a slave state.Slavery allowed south of 36 30” line of latitude.
Maine added as a free state.Slavery prohibited north of 36 30” line of latitude.
NO.
Balance of Senate Votes stays even.
12 to 12.
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The Missouri Compromise (1820)
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2.Compromise
of 1850Pg. 340-343
Proposals by Henry Clay of KY which became law in 1850.
1850
New Mexico territory became NM and UT under popular sovereignty A tougher fugitive slave law was enacted.
California was added as a free state. The slave trade in Washington DC was banned.Texas was paid $10 million to no longer claim NM.
Caused huge debate in Congress between Calhoun of SC and Webster of MA.
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The Compromise of 1850
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3.Fugitive Slave ActPg. 343-
345
Federal Law passed along with Compromise of 1850
1850
It made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves and allowed runaways to be arrested in free states.
None. Created huge opposition in the North. Inspired novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
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The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
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4.Kansas – Nebraska
ActPg. 345,
347
Federal law written by Senator Stephen A. Douglas of IL
1854
Organized Kansas and Nebraska on the basis of popular sovereignty (people vote free or slave).Repealed MO Compromise if voters chose to make territory slave.
Could be voted slave.
It led to proslavery Missourians crossing the border into Kansas and voting in KS to elect proslavery representatives and civil war between both sides—”Bleeding Kansas.”
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
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5.Dred Scott
DecisionPg. 350-
351
A decision ending Supreme Court case called Dred Scott v. Sanford
1857
Scott Lost.
Slaves NOT citizens.
Had NO Rights.
Can’t restrict property.
Huge Defeat.
Slavery could spread anywhere in USA.
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The Dred Scott Decision (1857)
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6.Freeport DoctrinePg. 353
An idea by Stephen Douglas of IL delivered in a speech.
1858
POP SOV works.
Up to local law to enforce if slave or free.
Confusing Mess.
Helped Sen. Douglas win an IL senate seat against Abraham Lincoln, but was not enacted.Inspired John Brown’s raid.
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The Freeport Doctrine (1858)
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