HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Bleeding Kansas, Fifth Amendment To The United States Constitution
19 Nov 2017
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Railroad company wants to see the wilderness part built up. Idea? take the part and make it a territory w/ a bill. Solution: get rid of the 36-30 line (allow slavery there) How to do decide slavery? people vote, through legislature. Radically changes whole political situation, again slavery is a major issue. Mad dash of settlers (battleground in kansas to settle) encouraged by anti-slavery and pro-slavery in order to control the legislature over slavery. In the end: kansas prohibit slavery and free blacks. Created due to opposition to kansas-nebraska act. They inherit the other whig party stances. Importance? first time you have a difference in position on political parties. John fremont: free-soil kansas supporter, republican nominee against slavery. Proof that we have a better system. This could"ve been avoided with a republican in the white house. Couldn"t even have a depression without north vs south. Involves whole question should slavery be allowed in new territory? or should.
