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Chapter 10, Section 2 Compromises Fail Part 1 p. 362-363 After all efforts at compromise fail, violent fighting breaks out in the Kansas Territory. The Union in Crisis! • 1850: The Union of states called America (U.S.A.) is in danger! – Extreme tension over Mexican Cession land • Northern (free) states want to stop the spread of slavery – No new slave states • Southern (slave) states say this attacks their way of life – Threaten to secede • Compromise is needed! Jan. 29, 1850: Henry Clay pitches his “Compromise of 1850” to the Senate. Millard Fillmore • July, 1850: President Zachary Taylor suddenly dies in office (2nd president to die in office) - He had opposed Henry Clay’s “Compromise of 1850” • Vice-President Fillmore becomes new president - Believes Taylor was wrong - Fillmore supports Clay’s Compromise • Fillmore’s 1st act as president: endorse Clay’s plan: The Compromise of 1850 President #12 Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Unlucky #13 - Signed into law, Sept. 1850 - Designed to do what? What is the Comp. of 1850???.... The Compromise of 1850 Main Idea: The key part of the Compromise of 1850 related to the Fugitive Slave Act. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. California becomes state #31 – a FREE state. Favors North New Mexico will have no restrictions on slavery. Favors South Texas/New Mexico border is settled (see above) Favors Neither No more slaves can be publicly sold in Washington D.C. Favors North The Fugitive Slave Act : Requires all runaway slaves be returned to their owners. (see next slide) Favors South! Outrage in the North! • Southerners LOVE the Fugitive Slave Act. 1. 2. 3. 4. • Suspected runaway slaves can be arrested. The accused have NO right to trial. Only need word of 1 white person for arrest. Northerners are required to help capture runaways. Many northerners are outraged by this law. – Many free African-Americans are sent South & forced into slavery. • Northern cities band together to resist the Fugitive Slave Act Warning Poster for AfricanAmericans in 1851 - More northerners become convinced slavery is EVIL. - The opposite of what John C. Calhoun wanted….. Can You Save the Union? The Compromise of 1850 Project • Your task is to develop laws that will meet the needs of both North & South and prevent the Civil War. • You are a U.S. senator in 1850. • You need to convince a majority of your fellow senators to support your solutions. • The challenge involves dealing with senators who hold opposing views. • You will create a compromise in order to keep the South from seceding. • A successful result will receive a majority vote and become law. Can You Save the Union? The Compromise of 1850 Project