Question

compromise of 1850, kansas - nebraska act, failure of popular sovereignty, \bleeding kansas\, and john brown’s raid
wilmot proviso → compromise of 1850

• to counter the wilmot proviso and to ease tension, a proposal was made to allow the new territories/states to decide for themselves on the slavery issue, an idea called popular sovereignty
• this would
• the mo compromise of 1820
• applied for statehood in, threatening to break the balance of free and slave states.
• proposed a resolution which became known as the compromise of 1850

compromise of 1850

• admitted as a free state
• to determine slavery issue in new territories
• texas border dispute with resolved; texas receives $10 million
• slave trade, but not slavery itself, abolished in the
• strong federal enforcement of new fugitive slave act

fugitive slave act of 1850

• part of the compromise of
• expansion of the fugitive slave act of 1793
• 1850 act made it a, punishable by a $1000 fine, to aid an enslaved runaway.
• citizens were required to assist in capturing runaway enslaved people, even if the runaways had made their way to a state.

after the compromise of, and the annexation of, the debate continued over what to do with the unorganized territory in the middle of the country over whether slavery should spread into the west and how it should be decided.
*kansas - nebraska act: signed in 1854, introduced by stephen douglas:

1. divide unorganized territory into 2 -
2. decide which will have slavery by
3. do away with the missouri compromise 1820 line (36°30’)

Explanation:

The text is about historical events related to the causes of the American Civil - War, such as the Compromise of 1850, Wilmot Proviso, and Kansas - Nebraska Act. These are key historical events and legislation that dealt with the slavery issue in the United States in the 19th century.

Answer:

1. Popular sovereignty would override the MO Compromise of 1820.
2. California applied for statehood in 1849, threatening to break the balance of free and slave states.
3. Henry Clay proposed a resolution which became known as the Compromise of 1850.
4. California was admitted as a free state.
5. Popular sovereignty was used to determine the slavery issue in new territories.
6. Texas border dispute with New Mexico was resolved; Texas receives $10 million.
7. Slave trade, but not slavery itself, was abolished in the District of Columbia.
8. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850.
9. The 1850 Act made it a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1000 fine, to aid an enslaved runaway.
10. Citizens were required to assist in capturing runaway enslaved people, even if the runaways had made their way to a free state.
11. After the Compromise of 1850, and the annexation of California, the debate continued over what to do with the unorganized territory in the middle of the country over whether slavery should spread into the west and how it should be decided.
12. The Kansas - Nebraska Act divided unorganized territory into 2 - Kansas & Nebraska.
13. Decide which will have slavery by popular sovereignty.