HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Wilmot Proviso, Ostend Manifesto, Rail Directions

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 105
• Professor: John Lenihan

Document Summary

Wilmot proviso (1846)- sparks debate over slavery in lands taken from. Stephen douglass proposes a railroad north of 36/30. California has enough people to become a state decides to be free let utah and new mexico decide if they want slavery or not fugitive slave law -> federal support to catch runaway slaves. New fugitive slave law -> hired marshalls to hunt down runaway slaves and bring them back. People didn"t like how slaves were being traded in washington d. c. -> northerners prohibited buying and auctioning of slaves in washington d. c. slave states) Southerners didn"t mind bc they can just go to virginia or maryland (both. Uncle tom"s cabin- 1852 -> the authors are angry over the new fugitive slave law in particular -> believed to have an influence on northerners. The new fugitive law was the epitomy of america, basically saying that the government supported slavery. Established, long-standing slavery/plantation system -> cuba! -> u. s. wanted them but.