HIST205 Lecture 16: 5/9
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Mexico will poison us - ralph waldo emerson. 1843 - california asked to be admitted as a free state. This would upset the balance in congress because of how large it is. California will enter as a free state, but dc would no longer be able to trade slaves (but it can still exist) Popular sovereignty in texas and other southern states. Gave southern slave owners the right to capture runaway slaves. Those black men who were never in slavery were often captured and forced into slavery. Became a law, divided the democratic party (south v. north) Leads to the birth of the republican party. 1850s - took on vastly disproportionate population numbers. Popular sovereignty would decide whether is a free or slave state. Tipping the scales to become a slave state. Kansas was attacked by pro slavery people. Slave sues owner for his freedom because he lived in free states for multiple ears.
