Antebellum Compromises- Student Notes

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Antebellum CompromisesIssue 1: The Missouri CompromiseThe year is 1820. The debate over statehood for Missouri is getting hotter day by day. To complicate matters, Maine has just applied for admission to the union as well. Your job is to find a way to settle this controversy in a way that is acceptable to both the North and the South.Issues to Consider…The North’s Starting PositionSupports statehood for Missouri and Maine as ______________ states.Does not want slavery to expand into ____________________ ____________________.Opposes any solution that makes more ___________ states than ____________ states.The South’s Starting PositionSupports statehood for Missouri as a _____________ state.Believes slaveholders have the right to settle in any new ____________________.Opposes any solution that makes more ______________ states than _______________ states.Your Compromise Should Address These Key Questions:Should Missouri be admitted to the union as a slave state, a free state, or not at all?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What stand, if any, should Congress take on the spread of slavery across Louisiana Territory?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What should Congress do about Maine’s request for statehood?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What Really Happened:1820-___________________ comes back together__________________ has applied to be a state.Out of fear of __________ and ______________, the North agreed to let _____________be a slave state and _____________ a free state._________ states of eachImaginary line drawn at ________’. Slavery was permanently banned north of the line.

Issue 2: The Compromise of 1850It is 1850. Congress is in an uproar over California and slavery. You will need all your skills as a compromiser to settle this conflict and keep the union from flying apart.The North’s Starting PositionSupports statehood for California as a _________ stateWants to ban slavery in ___________ and ___________ territoriesDemands an _________ to slavery and the ____________________ in Washington, D.C.Opposes any ____________________ (runaway) slave law that would endanger runaways.The South’s Starting PositionOpposes letting _____________ states gain a majority in the Senate; reluctant to allow ______________________ admission to the union unless other territories are open to slavery.Believes _______________ must be allowed to expand into Utah and New Mexico.Believes Congress has no power to meddle with ______________ wherever it already exists.Demands a ____________________ fugitive slave law to help track down runaways.Your Compromise Should Address These Key Questions:Should California be admitted to the union as a free state?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What stand, if any, should Congress take on the future of slavery in New Mexico and Utah territories?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What, if anything, should be done about slavery in Washington, D.C?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Should Congress pass a strong new fugitive slave law?Compromise: ___________________________________________________________________________________What Really Happened:Compromise of 1850 is written by ___________________________ of Kentucky____________________ is admitted as a free state_____________ and __________ are organized into territories that allow ____________The slave trade would be _________________ in ____________________________Also passed a strong _____________________ Slave LawIt is adopted in _________________________ of 1850

Issue 3: Kansas-Nebraska ActStephen A. Douglas wants to organize the region west of Missouri and Iowa as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Your job is to find a way to settle this controversy that is acceptable to both the North and the South.The North’s Starting PositionOpposes any solution that allows ________________ to spreadBoth states lay north of 36”30’ N latitude, which the ______________ Compromise established as the boundary for _______________Opposes any solution that makes more _______________ states than free statesThis area has been free for _____________ yearsThe South’s Starting PositionSupports the spread of ___________________ into Kansas and NebraskaSupports abandoning the ___________________ Compromise and allowing the settlers in each territory to ____________________ on whether to allow slaveryOpposes any solution that makes more ________________ states than slave statesMissouri slave holders wish to move to ________________Your Compromise Should Address These Key Questions:Should Kansas and Nebraska be allowed to become states?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Should the Missouri Compromise be enforced or abandoned?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Should the settlers in each territory be allowed to vote on whether to allow slavery?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What Really Happened:Final bill created Kansas and Nebraska as territories open to _____________._________________________ the Missouri Compromise.Allowed the people in the state to decide if they would be a _____________ or __________________________ state._________________ called this policy “_____________________________”Effects:1.How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to Kansas being nicknamed “Bleeding Kansas”?2.What type of impact do you feel John Brown had on southern slave owners?Issue 4: The Dred Scott Case

The Supreme Court is considering the case of Dred Scott, a slave who is suing for his freedom Consider the arguments on each question in this difficult case. Then come up with a decision you can all live with.The North’s Starting PositionThe Constitution does not limit citizenship to __________ people; African Americans have legal____________.By taking Scott to ________ territory, his owner gave up his right to treat Scott as a _________.Congress can make laws banning _________________ in territories.The South’s Starting PositionScott was born a __________, not a citizen, and has no right to ___________Scott returned to Missouri with his owner as a slave and should continue to be treated as a __________________ under Missouri law.Under the _____________________, Congress cannot make laws that deny people the use of their _________________ (including slaves) anywhere, including the territories.Your Compromise Should Address These Key Questions:Is Scott a citizen with the right to sue in a federal court?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Did Scott’s visit to a free territory make him a free man?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Should Congress be able to ban slavery in the territories?Compromise: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What Really Happened:______6, 1857- Chief Justice __________________ gave the decision. The Supreme Court ruled that Scott was not a ___________ because he was a black man and therefore could not ______. The Supreme Court said he could never become a __________.The __________ ___________ rejected Scott’s argument that his stay in a ________ territory made him a free man because they ruled that the ______________________ _____________ was unconstitutional.Basically, Taney said slaves are ______________. According to the _______ amendment, property cannot be taken away without due process of the _______. Therefore, Congress cannot ban slavery in _________________.