HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Wilmot Proviso, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Fugitive Slave Laws
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In the south, the party in control (democratic party) was conservative. Believed that slavery must expand in order to survive. Wanted to maintain power in congress; parity in the senate is key to protecting southern interests. As country expands west (manifest destiny), so must slavery so as to not be out-populated. Afraid that someone (probably a northerner) would come along and make slavery illegal. Texas is the northernmost territory of mexico, which has recently broken off from. Mexican governments are changing rapidly (sometimes on a yearly basis) Mexicans enticed north americans to live in texas in order to improve the land. Automatically become a mexican citizen and have to follow the laws of. Reiterates several times that if you live in mexico, you must be. Catholic and there is no separation of people based on skin color, race, caste, etc.
