HIST 1305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stephen Douglass, Missouri Compromise, Anthony George
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Ca =free state utah & nm=territories w/popular reign texas cedes western land claims for mill. Strict fugitive hard worker law slave trade ended in district of columbia river. Franklin pierce purchases gadsden from mexico for million. Elected in 1852 suffered deaths of three son wants to be an expansionist like polk, but he isn"t as successful. Pierce wants to steal cuba as a slave state (if they wouldn"t allow him to buy he would take it by force- out ). Publication of pierce"s demand put him at a huge setback for his expansion . Escaped from slavery in virginia & traveled to boston. He was captured by marshals & when returned to boston, citizens were outraged, so his freedom was later purchased & he went to canada . Created by stephen douglass creates the dominion of nebraska & kansas abrogation missouri.
