14-1 Slavery debate

What happens if the Wilmot Proviso passes?

• Slavery will be banned in all territory from the Mexican-American War that becomes part of the United States.

• Slavery will be allowed in all new territories.

• The United States will expand its territory.

• The Mexican-American War will continue.

Who benefits if the Wilmot Proviso passes?

• South

• North

• Both

• Neither

What will happen if Lewis Cass becomes President?

• Slavery will be banned in all territories.

• Citizens of each territory or state will vote for themselves whether to be free or slave.

• The Mexican-American War will restart.

• All states will become free states.

Who benefits if Lewis Cass becomes President?

• North

• South

• Both

• Neither

If Martin Van Buren (Free-Soil) becomes President, what will happen to the Southwest?

• It will become a slave state

• It will remain neutral

• It will come in entirely free

• It will be divided into free and slave states

Who benefits if Martin Van Buren (Free-Soil) becomes President?

• South

• East

• West

• North

If Zachary Taylor (Whig) becomes President, which region might he favor?

• North

• South

• East

• West

What happens if California enters the Union as a free state?

• Free states gain a majority in Congress

• Slavery is enforced in the North and the South

• Southern states gain more power

• The South benefits

Who benefits if California enters the Union as a free state?

• South

• North

• Both North and South

• Neither

What is the result if fugitive slave laws are enforced?

• Free states gain a majority in Congress

• Slavery is enforced in the North and the South

• California becomes a free state

• The North benefits