1. Slavery in the Territories Setting the Scene Chapter 16 section 1 “This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened me with terror. I considered it at once as the [funeral bell] of the Union.... We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go.” Throughout the early 1800s, slavery became such an issue that at times it threatened to pull the United States apart. Pg. 460 Thomas Jefferson

2. a Chapter 16 section 1 Slavery in the Territories The Missouri Compromise Pg. 460-461

3. The Wilmot Proviso David Wilmot, a Representative from Pennsylvania proposed a bill in 1846 which would ban slavery in any territories that were part of the Mexican Cession. It passed in the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate. David Wilmot Chapter 16 section 1 Slavery in the Territories Slavery in the West Pg. 461

4. Abolitionists Abolitionists wanted to end slavery in America entirely. They felt it was morally wrong. Southern Slave Owners Most Southerners said that slavery should be allowed anywhere in the United States and the if slaves escaped, that they could be captured and returned to their owners because they were property. Moderates Some moderates wanted to extend the Missouri Compromise line (36° 30’) across the whole U.S. Other moderates supported the idea of popular sovereignty and allowing the people of each state to decide for themselves. Chapter 16 section 1 Pg. 461-462 Slavery in the Territories Opposing Views

5. Because neither the Whigs or the Democrats in the North would take a stand for or against slavery, people in the North who opposed slavery were looking for another choice. Because of this, the Free Soil Party was born. Chapter 16 section 1 Pg. 462 Slavery in the Territories The Free-Soil Party

6. FREE-SOIL PARTY DEMOCRATS WHIGS Martin Van Buren Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Chapter 16 section 1 Pg. 462 Slavery in the Territories Election of 1848 - no slavery in the Mexican Cession - Use popular sovereignty (let each state decide) - did not speak about the issue of slavery (but he was a slave owner)

7. Chapter 16 section 1 Pg. 462 Slavery in the Territories Election of 1848

8. Chapter 16 section 1 Pg. 462 Zachary Taylor WINS! Slavery in the Territories Election of 1848