Chapter 13 The Debate Over Slavery

Chapter 13
The Debate Over Slavery

Multiple Choice

What government body did slave states try to keep balanced or to their advantage so they could block any bill trying to ban or end slavery?

• U.S. Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Presidency

Multiple Choice

How many free and slave states were on this map?

• 19 free and 18 slave

• 18 free and 19 slave

• 15 free and 15 slave

• 18 free and 18 slave

New Land Renews Slavery Debate

• ​Mexican-American War added a lot of new land

• What do we do with this land and who decides?

• Popular Sovereignty says the citizens who live in that territory get to vote on the slavery issue

• Northerners wanted to end and/or slow slavery by limiting new territories from becoming slave states

• Representative David Wilmot from Pennsylvania created a bill that would take on the issue of slavery

• The Wilmot Proviso wanted to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico and failed in the senate

• The Free-Soil Party was created to stop slavery, but was not able to get enough seats in the House of Representatives and Senate to make a big difference

Multiple Choice

What was the first name of Wilmot and what state was he from?

• David and NY

• David and CT

• David and RI

• David and PA

Multiple Choice

What new political party was created to stop slavery in the 1840's?

• Republican Party

• Whig Party

• Free Soil Party

• Democrat Party

Compromise of 1850

• California is ready to become a state thanks to the Gold Rush

• The South does not want to add California because it would upset the balance of free and slave states in the senate - 18 free and 18 slave

• Henry Clay leads the way to a compromise - Compromise of 1850

  • California will become a free state - this upsets the balance in the Senate

  • No slave trading in Washington D.C.

  • Popular sovereignty would decide on future Mexican Cession land becoming states

  • A stronger Fugitive Slave law would be passed at a later time

  • Texas would give up land claims to the eastern upper Rio Grande and in return the U.S. would pay off it's debts from when it was a nation

Multiple Select

Which FOUR were part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California becomes a slave state

• California become a free state

• Popular sovereignty would decide future states

• A stronger fugitive slave law would be passed

• No slave trade in Washington D.C.

Multiple Choice

What state would have its debt paid off if it gave up its land claims to the eastern Rio Grande region?

• California

• Texas

• Oregon

• Maine

Fugitive Slave Act

• Made it a crime to help runaway slaves escape to their freedom

  • 6 months in jail

  • $1,000 fine

  • Judge gets $5 for setting a runaway slave free and $10 to put them back into slavery

• The Abolitionists began protecting runaway slaves in their homes and property and even used force to get slaves out of jail or police custody.

• The slave states viewed this as an act of aggression towards them and this started the debate on should slave states leave the U.S.?

Multiple Select

What TWO were punishments for helping runaway slaves?

• Death by hanging

• Fine of $1,000

• Property seized by the government

• Put in jail for 6 months

Multiple Select

How much would a judge get for freeing a runaway slave and putting a runaway slave back into slavery? TWO ANSWERS

• $10 to free a slave

• $5 to free a slave

• $10 to put a runaway slave back into slavery

• $10 to keep a runaway slave free

Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852

• The novel describes the harshness of slavery and how it impacted the slaves themselves

• More than 2 million copies were sold in ten years

• This book convinced many northerners who did not have an opinion on slavery to vote to end it