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Slave Relocation
Slave relocation happened in the 1700s when owners needed to move their slaves somewhere else. This happened again in the 1800s when the civil war happened. The slaves were either relocated to Louisiana or other states for safety or safe keeping depending on which state they were in. -
State Rights
The Missouri compromise made Missouri a slave state and marine a free state. This made the amount of free and slave states equal but it was unfair to the Missouris citizens since they originally wanted to be a free state. The slave states had more laws against slaves and people of color but free states had laws that prohibited slavery. -
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The Emergence of slavery
Slavery was allowed in some states but in others, it was not. Slavery was something Americans brought with them from Britain but many people thought it wasn't right. This caused the country to divide and then started a war in which the union won banning all slavery. -
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The Emergence of Sectionalism
The emergence of sectionalism was caused by population growth and an industrial boom. This created manifest destiny which was the idea that it was a God-given right for Americans to extend their way of life from the Atlantic to the Pacific and that no physical barrier or human force could stop the settlement. This created the country to divide into different sections. -
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The Division of The people
The provision of the 1850 Compromise that was most distasteful to northerners was the adoption of strict fugitive slave law. People in the North resented the intrusion of the federal commissioners into a state responsibility. Southerners responded that northern states often ignored federal laws about fugitive slaves. Dred Scott was a slave whose master died and Dred Scott sued for his freedom but failed. -
Economic Rights
Throughout the years after the War of 1812, the population of the United States increased rapidly. The industry expanded, agricultural production boomed, settlers began to move into new territories, roads and canals were carved over mountains and through dense forests, and the cry of "manifest destiny" could be heard across the nation. Each time the new territory was acquired by the nation, the troublesome question of slavery was raised. -
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New Territory
The first large-scale argument over slavery erupted in 1819 when Missouri petitioned for admittance into the Union. Many of the settlers in Missouri were slave owners who had migrated from the South with their slaves. The controversy over Missouri gained momentum when Representative James Tallmadge of New York. Maine separated from Massachusetts and applied for statehood. -
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The division of land
The provision of the 1850 Compromise that was most distasteful to northerners was the adoption of strict fugitive slave law. People in the North resented the intrusion of the federal commissioners into a state responsibility. Southerners responded that northern states often ignored federal laws about fugitive slaves. -
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The Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was led by Harriet Tubman who would help sneak slaves away during the civil war. The railroad would take slaves to free states and help them start over. The railroad also helped the union during the war. -
The Lincoln/Douglas debates
The debates were over who would be in the Illinois senate. Lincoln disagreed with slavery but wasn't 100% opposed so as long as it kept the country together, but he was mostly against it. Douglas ended up winning in Illinois but lost the presidential election.