Defended slavery, thought that's some ways they were helping the Africans
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South
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Wanted California admitted as a free states (make power in congress favor them)
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North
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Threatened the balance in congress between North and South
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New states
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North= industry and cities
South= wealthy farmers control society, invested in slaves, and rely on exports
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North and South economies develop different
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A book that expresses the issues of slavery, very popular in the North
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Helped slaveholders capture runaway slaves, fugitives held without arrest warrant, and the commissioner ruled each case (got paid more for sending them back to their owners then setting them free).
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The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
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Bill that outlawed any slavery in territories attained from the Mexican war. Passed in house NOT senate. Created the free soil party.
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Wilmot Proviso
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Admitted Ca is a free state, abolished slave trade in Washington, DC, and made stronger laws to help slave holders recapture runaway slaves.
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The Compromise of 1850
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Wanted California split into North free and South slave
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South
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Opposed slavery because of the economic threat
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Most of the North
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1849, opposed extension of slavery, proposed Ca submit plan for statehood without going through territorial stage, this gave slave holders little time to get to Ca.
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Pres. Zachary Taylor
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Supported slavery so they wouldn't be at the bottom of society.