Flashcards on the Wilmot Proviso and Compromise of 1850

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David Wilmot proposed the Wilmot Proviso.

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Suggesting that slavery be banned in any territory acquired through the Mexican Cession.

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Southern states threatened secession.

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Formal withdrawal from the union if the Wilmot Proviso was not overturned.

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Fugitive Slave Act.

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Ordered all citizens to assist in the return of enslaved people who had escaped from their owners.

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Helping an alleged fugitive.

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Subject to a fine of $1,000, imprisonment for six months, or both.

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Personal liberty laws.

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Passed by 9 northern states forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed jury trials.

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Underground Railroad.

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A secret network of routes and hiding places designed to help slaves escape to the north.

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Conductors.

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Gave fugitives food, clothes, and transportation to the next station.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Passed in May 1854, repealed the Missouri Compromise, and established popular sovereignty in new territories.

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Elections in Kansas

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By March 1855, Kansas had enough people to hold elections, leading to proslavery "border ruffians" voting illegally.

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Know-Nothing Party

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Favored native-born Americans over immigrants.