The four main causes of the civil war were 1. (s) , 2. (c) , 3. (e) , and 4. (p) .
The was made up of and . They supported the and thought that slaves should be in land from the Mexico . Many simply wanted western opportunities to be for only.
While southerners were against the development of non-slave states, some accepted extending the Missouri Compromise.
was proposed by and stated the matter of whether a state had or not would be decided by a . This was supported by .
The election of had Democratic nominee and Whig nominee and the Free Soil party nominee .
In the election of 1848, democrats...
lost.
won.
supported the platform of popular sovereignty.
supported creating more slave states to provide balance within congress.
The Whig nominee Zachary Taylor was
a Mexican war hero.
new to politics.
an experience, skillful politician.
was aggressively against abolition.
taking no position on the slave territory issue.
The free soil party was made by "conscience " () and .
Taylor won the election of 1848.
Henry Clay is from . Daniel Webster is from . John C. Calhoun is from .
The compromise of 1850, created by , stated 1. (c) , 2. (d) into and , 3. (a) , 4. (f) .
President Taylor split up the compromise of 1850 and signed it into law.
President was the compromise of 1850. After President died, the compromise and passed each part . President signed it into law.
Northerners often ignored the Fugitive Slave Law.
Which is true about the fugitive slave law?
It was not enough for southerners as they lost California.
Antislavery northerners ignored the law.
Law placed escaped slaved under exclusive jurisdiction of the national government.
Runaway slaves were denied the right of a trial by jury.
Impending Crisis of the South attacked slavery from an economic point of view and stated that it weakened southern economies. This book was quickly banned in the south.
