https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0 During the 18th century, the U.S. began to split into two sides on the issue of slavery. There were many new acts and compromises made to attempt to keep the Union together. Along the way, there were protests, murders, and many acts of hate. Sadly, in the end the issue of slavery made it too difficult for the South to stay a part of the Union. en-us 2020-05-05 15:56:56 UTC 2020-05-07 17:37:08 UTC hello@padlet.com morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552541067 In 1819, Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state, which was debated because Congress wanted to keep an equal amount of slave states and free states. The compromise that followed stated that Missouri would be accepted into the Union as a slave state, but there would be another boundary established that would prevent the spread of slavery north of the 36th parallel.]]> 2020-05-05 16:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552541067 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552589821 Many Northerners and Southerners alike were unhappy with the Missouri Compromise, although for different reasons. Northerners were unhappy with Missouri being added as a slave state because part of it was above the border of where slavery was illegal and legal. Southerners did not like that in the future, when new states were made above the boundary, they could not be slave states.]]> 2020-05-05 16:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552589821 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552616396 Many slaves escaped their owners and attempted to travel north and start a new life for themselves. These slaves were helped by sympathetic northerners along the way, and Southerners saw these northerners as thieves who were stealing their property.]]> 2020-05-05 16:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552616396 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552909452 The Compromise of 1850 was created to satisfy the needs and demands of both Northerners and Southerners, pro-slavery and anti-slavery. It included the following provisions: California would be added as a free state, New Mexico and Utah would be able to vote on the issue of slavery for themselves, slave markets would be banned in Washington, D.C. and the Fugitive Slave Act would be implemented. Northerners were unhappy with the idea of the Fugitive Slave Act. However, Southern slave owners were pleased that they would be able to protect their property.]]> 2020-05-05 18:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552909452 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552931527 The Fugitive Slave Act was created to make it easier for a slave owner to reclaim a slave that had escaped by giving the escaped slave little to no rights. However, both Northerners and Southerners were unhappy with it; Northerners because they thought it was cruel and inhumane to the slaves, and Southerners because they believed it did not protect their property well enough]]> 2020-05-05 18:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552931527 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552953397 The Nebraska Kansas Act created two new territories, Nebraska and Kansas. It also abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers in each territory to decide whether each would be a slave state or free state. Both pro and anti slavery groups and individuals rushed to Nebraska and Kansas to cast their votes for the fate of the territories. It caused many acts of violence from both groups and beliefs.]]> 2020-05-05 18:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/552953397 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557883174 Many settlers moved to Kansas to support or oppose slavery, and eventually two governments, one for slavery and one against, were formed. Pro-slavery border ruffians destroyed the headquarters of the anti-slavery government, and anti-slavery groups brutally murdered suspected supporters of slavery. The many acts of violence further separated the two beliefs.]]> 2020-05-07 16:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557883174 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557907710 Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts gave a speech on the hateful state of the nation and accused many of having dishonorable intentions, including Senator Butler of South Carolina. Senator Butler’s nephew attacked Senator Sumner in Congress, ruthlessly beating him until he was bloody and unconscious.]]> 2020-05-07 16:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557907710 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557930884 A slave named Dred Scott traveled with his master to Wisconsin, where slavery was illegal, and claimed that this time in Wisconsin made him a free man. Through this case, it was decided that as an African American, Scott would never be considered a citizen; and the Missouri Compromise itself was unconstitutional.]]> 2020-05-07 16:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557930884 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557942810 The two candidates running for U.S. senator, Lincoln and Douglas, had many debated over the subject of slavery during the campaign. While Douglas argued that the Dred-Scott Decision had settled the argument of slavery, Lincoln argued that slavery was a moral issue, not a legal one. Although Lincoln lost the election, he raised awareness to abolition and new ideas about slavery.]]> 2020-05-07 16:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557942810 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557951538 During the 1860 election, the Republicans had only one representative, Abraham Lincoln; whereas the Democrats had two, one representing the North and one representing the South. Lincoln won, but with only 40% of the votes, because in the South he was not even on the ballot.]]> 2020-05-07 16:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557951538 morganh2733 https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557968449 In the weeks following the election, talk of secession was all around as senators tried to find yet another compromise to keep the Union together. However, unhappy southern states could not be stopped, and starting with South Carolina, many Southern states seceded from the Union.]]> 2020-05-07 16:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/morganh2733/28n8vdjsx6ljw9z0/wish/557968449