1. Chapter 15 Section 1 Slavery and the West
Pre-Civil War
Chapter 15
Section 1
Slavery and the West

2. Slavery and the West
In 1819 there was a balance in the united states, 11 states allowed slavery and 11 states did not.
Both the north and south, with their different economic systems were competing for new lands in the western territories.
The north wanted new territories to be free states, while the south wanted them to be slave states.
These differences lead to sectionalism
Sectionalism is the exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country.
These issues came to a head when Missouri applied for statehood.

3. The Missouri Compromise
11 states permitted slavery, 11 did not
Missouri upset the balance
Henry Clay’s proposal
Missouri=slave-state
Maine=free state
Line of separation: No slavery in territories above 36ᴼ30’N latitude. Except Missouri
This Compromise preserved the balance between slave and free states in the senate and postponed the bitter debate over slaver

4. Missouri Compromise Line

5. New Western Lands New territories
Texas, New Mexico, and California
Wilmot Proviso vs. John C. Calhoun’s proposal
Proviso proposed that slavery should be prohibited in any lands that might be acquired from Mexico
Calhoun proposed that neither congress nor any territorial government had the authority to ban slavery from a territory , nor regulate it in any way
Free Soil Party: Martin Van Buren
“Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, Free Men”

6. The Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay debate Five part plan:
California admitted as free state
New Mexico territory=no restriction on slavery
New Mexico-Texas border dispute=in favor of New Mexico
Slave trade abolished in D.C.
Stronger fugitive slave law

8. Terms to know
Sectionalism: an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
Fugitive: runaway
Secede: leave the United States (state)
Abstain: not to cast votes

9. Timeline _________________________________ 1850 1820 1830 1840 | | | |
Compromise of
1850 diverts war
Texas
becomes
a state
Missouri
Compromise
Is passed | | | |
Free-soil party
Nominates
Martin Van Buren