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What was the main outcome of the Mexican American War regarding the United States?
What was the main outcome of the Mexican American War regarding the United States?
What was the primary goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
What was the primary goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
What was the primary argument of the Southern Position?
What was the primary argument of the Southern Position?
What was the primary goal of the Free Soil Movement?
What was the primary goal of the Free Soil Movement?
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What was the primary proposal of the Popular Sovereignty position?
What was the primary proposal of the Popular Sovereignty position?
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What was the main outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
What was the main outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
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Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Mexican American War?
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Mexican American War?
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What was the primary motivation behind the proposal of the Wilmot Proviso?
What was the primary motivation behind the proposal of the Wilmot Proviso?
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Which group sought to exclude black people from settling in new territories?
Which group sought to exclude black people from settling in new territories?
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What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
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What was the primary outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
What was the primary outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
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What was the consequence of the Fugitive Slave Law passed in the Compromise of 1850?
What was the consequence of the Fugitive Slave Law passed in the Compromise of 1850?
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Study Notes
- The Mexican American War led to the acquisition of new lands by the United States, causing tension regarding the expansion of slavery.
- The Wilmot Proviso, which would have prohibited slavery in these new territories, was narrowly defeated in Congress.
- The Southern Position argued that slavery was a constitutional right and that the Missouri Compromise of 1820 had already established where slavery could exist.
- The Missouri Compromise was crucial to the slave-holding South, as it guaranteed the continuation of slavery below a certain geographic line.
- The Free Soil Movement, composed of Northern Democrats and Whigs, wanted new territories to be reserved for free laborers, not enslaved ones.
- Within the Free Soil Movement, some members wanted to ban slavery due to moral objections, while others sought to exclude black people from settling in new territories.
- The Popular Sovereignty position proposed that the people living in each territory should decide the slavery question for themselves.
- The Compromise of 1850, proposed by Henry Clay, aimed to address the growing tension by dividing the Mexican Cession into Utah and New Mexico territories, admitting California as a free state, banning the slave trade in Washington D.C., and passing a stricter Fugitive Slave Law.
- The compromise temporarily calmed tensions, but the Fugitive Slave Law would later exacerbate the situation, as it required Northerners to arrest and return escaped enslaved people to their plantations.
- The admission of California and New Mexico as free states threatened the balance of power in the Senate, which had previously been equal between slave and free states.
- The balance in the Senate was crucial, as it allowed or blocked laws banning slavery, and the admission of new free states could lead to the abolition of slavery altogether.
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Test your knowledge of the US expansion and its impact on slavery. Learn about the key events and compromises that shaped the nation's history, including the Wilmot Proviso, Missouri Compromise, and the Compromise of 1850.
