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The Union in Peril (Danger) North Slavery anti slavery South agriculture industrial California Because of the gold rush had a LARGE population Wanted to become a state Their state constitution was against slavery North or South happy? The Compromise of 1850 Created by Henry Clay California admitted as a free state Utah and New Mexico territories decide about slavery Texas- New Mexico boundary dispute resloved Sale of slaves banned in Washington DC Stricter Fugitive Slave Act Fugitive Slave Act Alleged fugitives were not allowed a trial They could not testify on their own behalf A statement by a slave owner was all that was required If you were caught helping a fugitive you could be fined 1,000, sent to prison for 6 months or both. Events that didn’t help Kansas-Nebraska Act Bleeding Kansas Violence in the Capital Dred Scott Decision Lincoln Douglass Debate Douglas supported popular sovereignty Lincoln did think it was right for the majority to deny the minority of rights Lincoln didn’t support the spread of slavery but didn’t think the federal government had the power to get rid of it. He felt slavery would eventually die out on its own. Lincoln Douglas Debate Election of 1860 North Vs South Southern men running: John C Breckinridge and John Bell Northern men running: Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Lincoln Becomes the 16th President Didn’t win any electoral votes in the South Only had 39% of the popular vote The South was very very very very very very very very very very very very angry Succession The south succeeded (left) the Union Formed a new nation Confederate States of America AKA the Confederacy What should Lincoln do? He wanted to stop the expansion of slavery He did not think the secession was right He did not want to be the one to start a civil war Fort Sumter The fighting at Fort Sumter on April 1, 1861 proved that the division between North and South could not be settled peacefully