1850 Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Multiple Choice

Which Reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?

• To overturn a corrupt Mexican government

• To end a Mexican slave rebellion

• To respond to attacks on U.S Merchant ships by pirates.

• to defend U.S territory against Mexican aggression

Multiple Choice

The granting of land from one country to another is called

• cession
• permanent school fund
• veto
• annexation

Multiple Choice

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 

• Nueces River
• Sabine River
• Colorado River
• Rio Grande River

Multiple Choice

Texas joined the United States through a process called

• expedition
• veto
• annexation
• joint resolution

Multiple Choice

Open the picture and select the correct answer

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Amendment 4 protects a person's right to?

• Bear Arms
• More rights than are in the Constitution
• No unreasonable search and seizures

Multiple Choice

Amendment 5 protects a persons right to

• Not be a witness against themselves
• Rights to vote
• No unreasonable searches and seizures

Multiple Choice

Open the picture and select the correct answer

• A

• B

• C

• D

Lesson Objectives

We will- explain the effects of Mexican-American War and their impact on the United States.

I will- Take notes and complete map the outlines the Compromise of 1850
Essential Question:
How were the lands from the Mexican cession admitted into the U.S?

Multiple Choice

What issue did the Compromise of 1850 try to address?

• Slavery in the newly acquired territories
• Expansion of voting rights for women
• Regulation of international trade
• Creation of a national bank

Multiple Choice

Some states in the south even threatened to secede from the Union over this issue. What does secede mean?

• To enter peacefully

• To formally withdraw

• To do nothing; to remain neutral

• To put 100% effort into something

The Northern Point of View

The Southern Point of View

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All of the Mexican
Cession should be free
territory.

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Or, the new territories
should be decided by
popular sovereignty.
This means that the
voters of the states
would decide if the
territory was slave or
free.

●

All of the Mexican
Cession should be open
to slavery.

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Or, the Missouri
Compromise line should
be extended all the way
to the Pacific Coast.

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Slave owners have the
right to take their
property into the
territories.

Multiple Choice

What is popular sovereignty?

• The idea that the most popular people should win elections

• The idea that only wealthy people should be in government

• The idea that the federal government should have total control

• The idea that political power belongs to the people

For the North...

For the South...

California would
be added to the
Union as a free
state.

The Fugitive Slave Act was
passed - This act made it
easier for slaveholders to find and
take back slaves who ran away

The slave trade in
Washington D.C.
ended (slavery
didn’t).

The Mexican Cession was divided
into two territories - New Mexico and
Utah - both would decide the issue of
slavery by popular sovereignty.

Will this compromise
survive? Will I?

​Texas has its borders established

Let's read two different opinions

Draw

Why did Webster support the Compromise of 1850? Circle/underline your evidence.

Draw

Why did Calhoun urge southern senators to vote against the compromise? Circle/underline your evidence.

Slave States

Free States

Mexican Cession - now open to popular
sovereignty

Indian Territory

Free Territory

Label the Following:

❏Utah Territory

❏New Mexico Territory

❏California

❏Unorganized Territory

❏Oregon Territory

❏Minnesota Territory

​Color/label your map