Chapter 15, Section 1 Slavery and the West

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1 Chapter 15, Section 1 Slavery and the West (pages ) Setting a Purpose for Reading Think about these questions as you read: How was the debate over slavery related to the admission of new states? What did the Compromise of 1850 accomplish? As you read pages in your textbook, complete this graphic organizer by describing how these compromises answered the question of admitting new states. Admission of new states The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 Read the following sentences. Choose the correct date from this lesson to complete the sentence by circling the date. 1. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in (1820, 1850), as part of the compromise Congress worked out that year. 2. Congress reopened the question of slavery when it passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in (1852, 1854). 3. By January (1855, 1856), groups in Kansas had formed two rival governments, one free and one slave. Chapter 15, Section 1 215

2 The Missouri Compromise (pages ) As you read this lesson, answer the following questions to clarify the information about the Missouri Compromise. 1. Why was Missouri s request to be admitted as a state in 1819 a problem? 2. How did the Missouri Compromise settle that problem? 3. How did the Missouri Compromise try to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories in the future? Write a sentence in which you use the following key terms in a sentence. Missouri Compromise sectionalism Read the sentence below. Explain in your own words what is meant by the academic vocabulary word volume from this lesson. John Quincy Adams called the debate over Missouri s admission to the Union a title-page to a great and tragic volume. 216 Chapter 15, Section 1

3 New Western Lands (pages ) As you read this lesson, respond to the following questions. 1. Why did slavery become an important issue again in the 1840s? 2. What happened when California applied for statehood in 1849? Define or describe each of the following key terms. Free-Soil Party fugitive Wilmot Proviso Choose a term from the list below to complete each sentence by replacing the underlined word. Write the correct term in the space. You may have to use a different form of the word. annex (Chapter 13, Section 2) involve (Chapter 4, Section 1) regulate (Chapter 3, Section 1) secede (Chapter 9, Section 2) 1. Some Southerners backed a bill that would prevent Congress or territorial governments from trying to slavery. 2. Some Southerners began to argue that their states should from the Union. Chapter 15, Section 1 217

4 3. In the late 1840s, the debate over slavery areas that had once belonged to Mexico. A New Compromise (pages ) Read the lesson and then answer the questions to evaluate what you read. 1. What did those opposed to slavery gain from Clay s compromise proposal? 2. What did those who favored slavery gain from Clay s compromise proposal? Define or describe the following key terms. abstain Compromise of 1850 plantation (Chapter 2, Section 3) Read the sentence below. In the spaces that follow, explain the meaning of the boldface term or academic vocabulary word you studied earlier. Webster believed that because of climate, the new territories in the West would not be useful for plantation agriculture. 218 Chapter 15, Section 1

5 Now that you have read the section, write the answers to the questions that were included in Setting a Purpose for Reading at the beginning of the section. How was the debate over slavery related to the admission of new states? What did the Compromise of 1850 accomplish? Chapter 15, Section 1 219

6 Name Date Class Guided Reading Activity Toward Civil War Section Slavery and the West When the reading becomes difficult, slow down and reread that paragraph. If you still do not understand the text, highlight it and ask your teacher for help. Outlining DIRECTIONS: Read the section and complete the outline below to help you learn about slavery and the West. I. Missouri Compromise A. In 1819 there was a in Congress between slave states and free states. B. Both Northerners and Southerners developed, an exaggerated loyalty to their regions of the country. C. In the Missouri Compromise, joined as a slave state and joined as a free state. D. The Compromise banned slavery of N latitude. Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. II. A New Compromise A. The Wilmot Proviso wanted to ban slavery in lands taken from. B. The Party was formed in 1848 by opponents of slavery. C. Southerners wanted a strong national law that required states to return runaways, or, enslaved people. D. Senator Henry Clay proposed a plan in which the slave trade, but not slavery itself, would be banned in. E. Senator opposed Clay s plan, believing that the Union could be saved only by protecting slavery. F. Clay s plan was divided into several parts by Senator. G. Five bills were passed in 1850 and were collectively known as the. 39