1. Slavery in the West
Chapter 12-2
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2. Vocabulary Sectionalism: strong allegiance to a region of the country
Nullify: legally overturn
Protective tariff: taxes on goods from another country
Fugitive: runaway
Secede: to leave
Abstain: not to cast votes

3. People to Know
James K. Polk: 11th president; democrat from Tennessee; elected in 1844
Millard Fillmore: 13th president; supported compromise
Stephen A. Douglas: senator from Illinois, resolved crisis

4. The Missouri Compromise
What is Sectionalism?
What was Clay’s proposal?
How did sectionalism contribute to the ongoing debate about the admission of states?
Differences between North and South
Missouri, a slave state would give South more senate votes
Speaker of the House: Henry Clay passed The Missouri Compromise that balanced free and slave states

5. Nullification What were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions?
What was the Hartford Convention?
Explain the Tariff Controversy.
Describe the Ordinance of Nullification.
Can a State Nullify a law?
: nullified (ended) Alien and Sedition laws
Hartford convention was to discuss nullification
South thought tariff was harmful
O. of N. was against the new tariff law
States cannot nullify laws

6. New Western Lands What was the Wilmot Proviso?
Why did the new anti-slavery party call itself the “Free Soil” Party?
Slavery prohibited in lands acquired from Mexico
“Free soil, Free speech, Free Labor, and Free Men!” (left the Republican Party)

7. The Search for Compromise
How did the balance of power in the senate affect the decision to secede?
Why did Daniel Webster favor Henry Clay’s plan?
What was the Compromise of 1850? (essay TQ)
South wanted stronger fugitive slave laws
1849: 15 slave states, 15 free states
1. California = free state
2. New Mexico = no slavery restrictions
3. NM/Tex. border dispute in favor of NM
4.Slave trade abolished, but not slavery, in Wash. DC
5. Stronger fugitive slave laws