HIST 190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Millard Fillmore, Fugitive Slave Laws, John Q.
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The union was more important than morality. Were ok with slavery where it already existed- against expansion. Conviction of both north and south that slavery is an issue that should be decided by states, not the nation: compromise: South argued: soldiers from the south had won the war. President polk- manifest destiny: accomplishes almost nothing, organizes oregon territory without slavery, northerners are majority in house of reps, southerners dominate the senate. The constitution on slavery: article iv: congress makes decisions regarding territory, calhoun comes up with more arguments, (cid:862)co(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) propert(cid:455)(cid:863) do(cid:272)tri(cid:374)e: argues. States existed first- owners of territory= states, collectively- (cid:374)ot the fed. Ma(cid:374)ager (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t pass legislatio(cid:374) at the e(cid:454)pe(cid:374)se of o(cid:374)e owner over the other (n vs s) Congress comes up with a compromise: 36-30 line expansion- did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)ork- north had way more territory with that plan, (cid:862)popular o(cid:448)ereig(cid:374)t(cid:455)(cid:863): le(cid:449)is cass" idea- band aid fix.
