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What issue was raised in new territories acquired by the US and explain?
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What plan determined which state would join the union as free states or slaves?
There were several attempts to resolve this question, as the Western territories were coming up for statehood. The Missouri Compromise related to the territories acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase. After the Mexican war, they had to replace this with a new compromise to accommodate the new territories acquired from Mexico. When this proved unpopular, they tried organising a local vote on the issue. That just led to violence. After Lincoln was elected, and the Southern states started to break away, a last-minute compromise was presented to him, but he rejected it because it could have allowed new slave-states. The war was on.
What dealt with the issue of slavery in land acquired as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?
The Missouri Compromise primarily involved the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri.
What act led to popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery in the new territories?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
The proposal for popular sovereignty called for deciding the issue of slavery in the territories through?
A popular vote by the residents of each territory.
What issue did Stephen Douglas believe had a constitutional basis for it's resolution?
Slave ownership in territories could be decided by popular sovereignty
Following the Mexican-American War which issue broke party unity and divided Congress largely along sectional lines?
The extension of slavery into territories acquired from mexico
What issue divided north and south in 1850?
The vast new territories acquired from Mexico - which ones would be slave-states, and which ones would be free soil.
What political issue was behind the question of the expansion of slavery after Mexican war?
The political issue behind the question of expanding slavery after the Mexican-American War was whether the newly acquired territories would be free or slave states. This debate ultimately led to the Compromise of 1850, which temporarily resolved the issue by allowing some territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.
Why did the issue of slavery come up in the 1840s?
Because of the enormous new territories acquired from Mexico. These extended so far either side of the Missouri line that the Missouri Compromise was not workable. This intensified the debate over new territories joining the Union as slave-states.
What hardships did President Zachary Taylor face?
Slavery was the big issue. In particular, whether to allow slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico and other territories that might become states. There also problems with dealing with fugitive slaves and the people who helped them escape.
Why did the issue of slavery come up again in the 1840's?
Because of the enormous new territories acquired from Mexico. These extended so far either side of the Missouri line that the Missouri Compromise was not workable. This intensified the debate over new territories joining the Union as slave-states.
What was the reaction of the Northerners to the war with Mexico?
They feared the new acquired territories would undermine the delicate balance between slave and non-slave states. They tried to ban slavery on the new territories by introducing the Wilmot Proviso (1846). However, many of these territories were already pro-slavery, including New Mexico and Texas. This unresolved issue was one of the main reasons of the American Civil War (1861-1865).
What issues were raised by The Scarlet Letter?
The main issue raised and addressed in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was the issue of tolerance.
What was the issue of expansion of slavery?
The issue of expansion of slavery was its expansion and growth into Western territories.
What was the reaction of Northerner's to the war?
They feared the new acquired territories would undermine the delicate balance between slave and non-slave states. They tried to ban slavery on the new territories by introducing the Wilmot Proviso (1846). However, many of these territories were already pro-slavery, including New Mexico and Texas. This unresolved issue was one of the main reasons of the American Civil War (1861-1865).
What was the issue of slavery decided in the territory ceded by Mexico?
Former Mexican territories were supposed to ban slavery, except Texas. This was defined ion the Wilmot Proviso (1846). However, it was not enforced, and caused further divisions between pro-slavery states and the North. It resulted in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
What was the main. Issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
slavery in the territories
