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Chapter 11: Sectional Conflict Increases

Chapter 11: Sectional Conflict Increases. 11.1 An Uneasy Balance. I. Debate Reopens. Gag Rule Agreement not to speak of slavery Debates end in violence- duel between Reps. from Maine and Kentucky Annexation of Texas Texas admitted Set up dividing line- Missouri Comp- 36°30’

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Chapter 11: Sectional Conflict Increases

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  1. Chapter 11: Sectional Conflict Increases 11.1 An Uneasy Balance

  2. I. Debate Reopens • Gag Rule • Agreement not to speak of slavery • Debates end in violence- duel between Reps. from Maine and Kentucky • Annexation of Texas • Texas admitted • Set up dividing line- Missouri Comp- 36°30’ • Popular Sovereignty and Wilmot Proviso • Each new territory to vote • Proviso- South threatens to secede- cut from bill

  3. II. The 1848 Election • Lewis Cass- Dem. Party- popular sovereignty • Gen. Zachary Taylor- Whig Party- no platform • Martin Van Buren- Free-Soil Party- no more slavery in new territory • Taylor wins by a slim margin

  4. III. The Slavery Issue in Congress • Dec. 1849- Tempers ran high • California as a free state • Tougher Fugitive Slave Law 1. State officials did not have to assist federal officials in capture

  5. IV. Clay’s Proposal • Proposal to Senate • California as free state • End slave trade not slavery in D.C. • New Mexico and Utah – pop sov. • Tougher Fugitive slave law • Reaction 1. fire-eaters threaten secession

  6. V. The Great Debate in Congress • John C. Calhoun- fire-eater argued for dual presidency • Daniel Webster- supported Clay’s Compromise • Clay’s measures pass- Compromise of 1850

  7. Fun Facts • Zachary Taylor's horse grazed on the White House lawn. • Zachary Taylor was known as "Old Rough and Ready." Plain, unassuming, and downright messy, he almost never wore a proper uniform. "He wears an old oil cap," said one man, "a dusty green coat, a frightful pair of trousers and on horseback he looks like a toad."

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