Missouri Compromise Kansas and Nebraska `Textbook Page 324-325 Act How did Northerners and Southerners view slavery? To preserve the balance The Kansas-Nebraska Because northerners did not rely on slavery many did not have strong of power in Congress Act repealed the opinions about it, between slave and free Missouri Compromise, Some however believed that it was morally wrong, states, the Missouri allowing slavery in the Many southerners viewed slavery as an integral part of their economy and Compromise was territory north of the 36° passed in 1820 30´ latitude. did not want to end it admitting Missouri as a Introduced by Senator slave state and Maine as Stephen Douglas of a free state. Illinois, the Why was the Wilmot Proviso denounced by the South and supported by the Furthermore, with the Act stipulated North? exception of Missouri, that the issue of slavery The Proviso was legislation designed to ban slavery in any territory acquired this law prohibited would be decided by the slavery in the Louisiana residents of each from Mexico. The South Wanted Slavery to exist in new territories, but the Territory north of the territory, a concept North did not. 36° 30´ latitude line. known as popular The addition of territories aroused the question whether slavery should be sovereignty. In 1854, the Missouri extended into new territories Compromise was After the bill passed on repealed by the Kansas- May 30, 1854, violence Act. erupted in Kansas between pro-slavery and Three years later the anti-slavery settlers, a Missouri Compromise How did California Statehood spark a crisis over slavery? prelude to the Civil was declared If California were admitted as a free state, the country would have more War. unconstitutional by the free states than slave states, the south feared that this shift in power would Supreme Court in the lead to a universal ban on slavery Dred Scott decision, which ruled that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit Missouri Compromise vs. Kansas Nebraska Act slavery in the territories. Why did opponents of slavery view the Kansas Nebraska Act as a threat? According to the Missouri compromise the land should have been closed to slavery the Kansa Nebraska act allowed slavery to spread to these territories if the residents voted for it. This allowed the revival of the idea of allowing territories to choose rather than it been mandated.
Missouri Compromise Kansas and Nebraska Act To preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Furthermore, with the exception of Missouri, this law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude line. In 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Act. Three years later the Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision, which ruled that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing slavery in the territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude. Introduced by Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois, the Act stipulated that the issue of slavery would be decided by the residents of each territory, a concept known as popular sovereignty. After the bill passed on May 30, 1854, violence erupted in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers, a prelude to the Civil War. `Textbook Page 324-325 How did Northerners and Southerners view slavery? Because northerners did not rely on slavery many did not have strong opinions about it, Some however believed that it was morally wrong, Many southerners viewed slavery as an integral part of their economy and did not want to end it Why was the Wilmot Proviso denounced by the South and supported by the North? The Proviso was legislation designed to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico. The South Wanted Slavery to exist in new territories, but the North did not. The addition of territories aroused the question whether slavery should be extended into new territories How did California Statehood spark a crisis over slavery? If California were admitted as a free state, the country would have more free states than slave states, the south feared that this shift in power would lead to a universal ban on slavery Missouri Compromise vs. Kansas Nebraska Act Why did opponents of slavery view the Kansas Nebraska Act as a threat? According to the Missouri compromise the land should have been closed to slavery the Kansa Nebraska act allowed slavery to spread to these territories if the residents voted for it. This allowed the revival of the idea of allowing territories to choose rather than it been mandated. Kansas-
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