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How did the North and South follow different paths? / The North and South were both largely agricultural, but the North had smaller farms and the South large plantations run with slave labor. The North developed industries and new immigrants were attracted to those jobs. The canals and railroads that were built tended to run East and West, promoting ties between the East and Mid-West. The South was dominated by large plantation owners who benefitted from slave labor. Most Southerners did not own slaves, but were pro slavery in terms of social superiority. The abolitionist movement started and flourished in the North.
*North: small farms, industry, immigrants, abolitionist movement
Canals and railroads to connect East with West
*South: large plantations, slave labor; majority of Southerners were not slave owners, but approved of slavery for social reasons.
How did The Missouri Compromise impact the issue of slavery? / At the end of the day the Southern cause can be summed up with its need to maintain an equal share of seats in the United States Senate. Without that, Slavery could be simply voted out of existence. The Missouri Compromise allowed Maine to enter the union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. Additionally, it banned slavery north of parallel 36-30.
Missouri Compromise / *Maine is admitted as a free state
Missouri is admitted as a slave state
Parallel 36-30 becomes dividing line for free/slave states in the future
What was the Wilmot Proviso? / The North attempted to outlaw slavery in any territory gained from the war with Mexico. The South felt that Congress had no right to outlaw slavery in those areas that might be gained from Mexico and stopped the law in the Senate.
*North wants territories from Mexican war to be free
South wants Congress to stay out of it
Law does NOT pass
What was the Compromise of 1850? / This law allowed California to enter the Union as a Free State, but left open the question of slavery in the territories gained from Mexico. In addition, the Congress agreed to pass laws to help slaveholders.
*North – California is a free state, slavery abolished in D.C.
*South- Congress will leave territories from Mexico alone, Congress will pass laws to help slaveholders.
Why was the fugitive slave act passed? / It was passed to calm Southern fears about the Compromise of 1850. It allowed the return of runaway slaves and let slave catchers to operate in the North. However, it drew many people in the North to the abolitionist cause.
Why was Uncle Tom’s cabin important? / The novel exposed the cruelty and immorality of slavery.
What did the Kansas/ Nebraska Act accomplish? / The law split the territory into two parts. The separate territories would vote on the issue of slavery and allow slavery above 36* 30 effectively nullifying the Missouri Compromise.
What was Bleeding Kansas? / Pro Slavery and Anti-Slavery forces fought for 3 years in what was essentially a Kansas Civil War. Pro Slavery forces looted the town of Lawrence and Anti- Slavery men under the leadership of John Brown killed 5 Pro Slavery men in the Potawatomie Massacre.
What happened in Congress in 1856? / Charles Sumner spoke against Senator Butler of South Carolina and his views on slavery and was beaten by Butler relative Preston Brooks with a cane. The South applauded and sent Brooks cane’s and the North used it as a rallying cry against slavery.
Summary: The issue of Slavery was debated from the beginning of our Republic. Thomas Jefferson a slave holder himself and the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence said ‘it was like holding a wolf by the ears, you didn’t like the situation, but were afraid of the alternative’. Several measures attempted to manage the situation, but in the end Bleeding Kansas was the prologue to what was to come.
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