History of slavery and the Compromise of 1850

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History of slavery and the Compromise of 1850
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Nat Turner

• IN 1831 Nat Turner led a slave revolt consisting
  of 55 slaves in Virginia
• Turners plan was to arm slaves as they were freed
  from their plantations
• In two days the revolt was smashed by a white
  malitia
• What do you think the reaction of the whites
  would have been towards this revolt?

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Effects of the revolt

• Nat Turner was hanged, beheaded, and quartered.
• Slavery advocates argued that if freed, slaves
  would act with hostility to whites.
• All slaves expected of taking part were executed
  (56). Angry mobs killed many other slaves.

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Abolition movement

• Abolitionist Movement - MSN Encarta
• Underground Railroad - MSN Encarta

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Abolition in America

• 1833 creation of the THE AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY
  SOCIETY by William Lloyd Garrison
• Garrisons organization vowed to end slavery in
  America
• Garrison did not feel that joining politics was
  the best way to fight the issue
• Abolitionist continually argued about the
  immorality of slavery.

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Grimke sisters

• Sarah Grimke renounced the Episcopalian faith to
  embrace the Quaker religion in 1821 in an attempt
  to find a religion more welcoming of her
  abolitionist views. (Her sister joined her)
• Sparked debates about how involved women should
  be in the movement.
• Continually made speeches about abolition and
  womens rights. Retired in 1838 into the
  background of the movement.

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Political parties and slavery

• Liberty party minor political party that
  attempted to run candidates for president in 1840
  and 1844
• Free soil party the Liberty party joined anti
  slavery Whigs to form the Free Soil Party

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Free soil views

• Free Soil Party 1848 - 1854
• Avoided arguing the morals of slavery as Garrison
  did.
• Argued that slavery would pose a threat to
  business in the new western territories.

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Compromise of 1850

• Lets take a look at the worksheet about the
  compromise and discuss its aspects.
• 5 points
• 1. The slave trade was ended in DC, but slavery
  in DC could still exist.
• 2. UT and NM would vote to choose to be a slave
  or non slave state.
• 3. California was admitted as a free state
• 4. Fugitive Slave act is passed
• 5. Established the Rio Grande as the southern
  border of Texas

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Republican Party

• The Compromise weakened the platform of the free
  soilers.
• As the free soil party died, the Republican party
  was created in 1854.

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Summary

• 1. Why did it take such a long time for the
  issue of slavery to reach politics?
• 2. How would this issue lead to sectionalism
  in the country?

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SECTIONALISM IN AMERICA
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SECTIONALISM

• From Revolution to Reconstruction Essays
  Politics and Sectionalism in the 1850s Index
• Sectionalism worksheet
• After completing this worksheet, why did
  sectionalism develop?
• Does anything like this exist today?