Slavery and Compromise in America

The video discusses the revival of the free vs. slave state issue in the West, focusing on California's statehood. It covers the Wilmot Proviso's attempt to ban slavery in new territories, which was rejected by the Senate, highlighting the growing divide between North and South. The breakdown of the second party system led to new anti-slavery movements, distinct from abolitionism. Popular sovereignty emerged as a compromise, allowing states to vote on slavery. The Compromise of 1850, crafted by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas, admitted California as a free state and introduced a stricter fugitive slave law, temporarily preserving the union.

What event led to the question of whether California would be a free or slave state?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The War with Mexico

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was the main goal of the Wilmot Proviso?

• To support the Fugitive Slave Law

• To ban slavery in the Mexican Cession

• To allow popular sovereignty in new territories

• To annex Texas as a slave state

How did the Wilmot Proviso affect the political landscape in the U.S.?

• It resolved the issue of slavery in new territories

• It united the Whigs and Democrats

• It deepened the divide between North and South

• It led to the creation of the Republican Party

What is the key difference between anti-slavery and abolitionism?

• Anti-slavery supports immediate abolition

• Anti-slavery opposes slavery for economic reasons

• Abolitionism focuses on economic reasons

• Abolitionism supports the expansion of slavery

What does the concept of popular sovereignty propose?

• States vote on the legality of slavery

• The Supreme Court decides the legality of slavery

• The President decides the legality of slavery

• Congress decides the legality of slavery

Who were the Barnburners in the Democratic Party?

• A pro-slavery faction

• An anti-slavery faction

• A faction supporting the Fugitive Slave Law

• A group supporting popular sovereignty

What was a major outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was admitted as a free state

• The Fugitive Slave Law was weakened

• Slavery was abolished in all territories

• California became a slave state

What did the South gain from the Compromise of 1850?

• The abolition of slavery in the South

• A ban on the slave trade in Washington D.C.

• A new and stronger Fugitive Slave Law

• The admission of Texas as a free state

Which two territories' status on slavery was to be determined by popular sovereignty according to the Compromise of 1850?

• Oregon and Washington

• Arizona and Nevada

• Utah and New Mexico

• California and Texas

Who played a significant role in crafting the Compromise of 1850?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun