1. Warm Up
Think about our Presidential election. Who do you want to win? Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?

2. Warm Up The country is very polarized at this moment in time.
There are many people who strongly support Hillary Clinton and many other people who support Donald Trump.
How can we come together, as a country, if either one of them wins?

3. Warm Up
What if they shared power or Trump becomes President of some states, while Clinton becomes President of the other states?

4. Vocabulary
Think about the following words and what they may possibly mean?
Fugitive
Sectionalism
Secede

5. Vocabulary
Fugitive – person who is running away from legal authority Sectionalism – rivalry based on the special interests of different areas Secede – to officially leave an organization

6. Objective
SWBAT understand what political compromises were made over slavery

7. New Territories
The decision whether to allow slavery in the territories was a very divisive issue.
Why was a slavery such a divisive issue?
Who was for slavery and who was against it?
How did different people in different parts of the country react to the practice of slavery?

8. Slavery
The question of whether to allow slavery in the United States has long affected the minds of many Americans, including our leaders in government.
Before slavery officially ended, national leaders would make compromises over the spread of slavery.
Think back to what a compromise is.
Can you recall a compromise made over slavery?

9. 3/5th Compromise
Each slave counted as 3/5th of a person for purposes of representation in Congress
For every 5 slaves, 3 of them would be counted as part of a state’s population
Why was this compromise made?

10. Missouri Statehood
In 1819, the Missouri Territory asked Congress for admission as a state.
The North and South had equal representation in the Senate: 11 free states and 11 slave states
Why would the South be concerned, if Missouri was admitted as a free state?
What do you think will happen?

11. Missouri Compromise
In 1820, the Missouri Compromise preserved the balance between slave and free states in the Senate.
It also brought a temporary stop in the debate over slavery.
Congress allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, while also allowing Maine to enter as a free state.
Congress also divided the Louisiana Territory into free and slave regions.

13. New Debate Over Slavery
President James K. Polk admitted Texas to the Union in December 1845, angering Mexico.
This led to the Mexican War, in which the United States won over California and New Mexico.
The Wilmot Proviso sought to ban slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico. This was just a proposal though.

14. The South
Southerners were concerned over the growing movement to abolish slavery.
Slaveholders wanted a strong fugitive slave law, which would require states to return runaway slaves.
Think back to what a fugitive is.
Who would oppose a fugitive slave law?

16. Closure How did the issue of slavery affect the unity of the country?
Was there sectionalism?
Think of what President Lincoln had said.
What was he trying to say?

17. Homework
Summarize today’s lesson in a 3 – 5 sentence paragraph.