Perspectives:
• An enslaved person
• a freedman in Boston
• a Northern abolitionist
• a slave owner in Georgia
Requirements:
• 5-6 Sentences
• Reference to 2 of the 5 main points
Five Main Points of the Compromise of 1850
• Permitted slavery in Washington, D.C., but outlawed the slave trade
• Added California to the Union as a “free state”
• Established Utah and New Mexico as territories that could decide via popular sovereignty if they would permit slavery
• Defined new boundaries for the state of Texas following the Mexican-American War, removing its claims to parts of New Mexico but awarding the state $10 million in compensation
• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required citizens to assist in apprehending runaway slaves and denied enslaved people a right to trial by jury.
Avery Williams - Perspectives - Compromise of 1850 Letter
November 11th, 2021
Senator Henry Clay Hull Middle School 1950 Old Peachtree Rd NW Duluth, GA 30097
Dear Senator Clay,
Sincerely,
Has to be done on a google doc and needs to done before Friday the 16th.
Perspectives:
• An enslaved person
• a freedman in Boston
• a Northern abolitionist
• a slave owner in Georgia
Requirements:
• 5-6 Sentences
• Reference to 2 of the 5 main points
Five Main Points of the Compromise of 1850
• Permitted slavery in Washington, D.C., but outlawed the slave trade
• Added California to the Union as a “free state”
• Established Utah and New Mexico as territories that could decide via popular sovereignty if they would permit slavery
• Defined new boundaries for the state of Texas following the Mexican-American War, removing its claims to parts of New Mexico but awarding the state $10 million in compensation
• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required citizens to assist in apprehending runaway slaves and denied enslaved people a right to trial by jury.
Has to be done on a google doc and needs to done before Friday the 16th.
