https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1 The buildup of tensions that led to the Civil War was a mix of political struggles and civilian protests. It was clear to many people that a strong divide was forming between the North and South that would not end peacefully. en-us 2018-04-04 16:11:06 UTC 2024-06-04 03:15:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248571222 Although few people liked the compromise, the Missouri Compromise prevented the breakup of the union and maintained balance between free and slave states. The compromise also marked an imaginary line where besides the exception of Missouri, below the line slavery was legal and was banned in states above the line.
khanacademy.org]]> 2018-04-04 16:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248571222 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248577292 After antislavery petitions overwhelmed Congress, the ¨gag rule¨ passed, forbidding the debate over slavery. With tensions in congress building up, they were at a standstill at the decision of whether California should be a free state or a slave state.
cornell.edu]]> 2018-04-04 16:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248577292 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248582284 While some slaves continued to escape to the North, under the fugitive slave act they were treated as criminals. Congress passed the bill to make peace with slave owners who saw it as their land vanishing
history.com]]> 2018-04-04 16:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248582284 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248587042 Although the gag rule prevented progress on slavery, David Wilmot found a way to prevent slavery from spreading. He added a provision to the Wilmot Proviso preventing slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.
pbs.org]]> 2018-04-04 16:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/248587042 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249296614 In 1849 when California wanted to join the Union, Northerners were very pleased. However Southerners rejected the request because it would upset the balance of free and slave states.
users.humboldt.edu]]> 2018-04-06 16:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249296614 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249301081 Henry Clay introduced a bill that he though would please both Northerners and Southerners. It allowed California to be a free state while the other territories could decide whether they wanted to allow slaves. It also stopped the trade of slaves in Washington D.C.
pbs.org]]> 2018-04-06 16:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249301081 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249592227 Northerners and Southerners were both unhappy with the fugitive slave act. Northerners did not want to enforce the law and the Southerners did not feel as though they were being fairly recouped for their losses.
socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu]]> 2018-04-08 22:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249592227 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249592649 Stephen A. Douglas wanted a railroad built in California which which he thought would be easier if The Great Plains were organized as the Nebraska Territory and opened to settlers. Douglas mistakenly allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted to become slave states which would destroy the Missouri Compromise and anger Northerners.
pbs.org]]> 2018-04-08 22:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249592649 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249593437 Many people moved to Kansas to oppose or support slavery. A group of pro-slavery "border ruffians" burned a hotel while John Brown incited anti-slavery violence killing 5 people.
nps.gov]]> 2018-04-08 22:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249593437 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249593969 Shocked by the violence in Kansas, Charles Sumner gave a speech on how Douglas plotted with Southerners to make Kansas a slave state. Shocked by his comments, Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a metal tipped cane until it broke in half.
ushistory.org]]> 2018-04-08 22:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/249593969 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250525218 Although Chief Justice Taney was opposed to slavery he made the decision that slaves are property and under the Fifth Amendment, property cannot be taken away without due process. He ruled against Dred Scott who sued for his freedom.
britannica.com]]> 2018-04-11 00:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250525218 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250526112 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed to a series of talks about slavery where Lincoln argued that slavery is a moral not legal issue. Although losing the election, Lincoln clarified the issue of slavery
cnn.com]]> 2018-04-11 00:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250526112 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250527117 Adopting a radical approach to ending slavery, John Brown incited a slave rebellion. He armed slaves with an arsenal of weapons and was convicted of treason.
history.com]]> 2018-04-11 00:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250527117 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250528475 With his opponents divided, Lincoln easily won the presidency. His election proved to the South that they were now a minority and would not be able to shape policies.
britannica.com]]> 2018-04-11 00:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250528475 mukkavillin3005 https://padlet.com/mukkavillin3005/ck05rbvmu6b1/wish/250529710 After the election of Lincoln, senators rushed to find another compromise. Before they could do so, South Carolina seceded from the Union and several more states followed suit forming the Confederate States of America.
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