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Date Posted: 19:45:13 11/07/02 Thu
Author: Cass
Subject: Slavery and the Territories

Slavery And Territories

*Wilomot Proviso
-introduced a amendment to appropriation bill saying that no slavery in any territories from Mexico
-passed in the house failed in the Senate
-debated topic
-Southeners did not like it though wanted slavery there

*Competing Plans
-some wanted to extend Missouri Compromise line through new territories to Pacific coast
-banning slavery north of the line and slavery south of it
-others wanted"popular sovereignty"
-"popular sovereignty"=allows the people to choose if they are slave state or not
-unresolved still when Polk left office
-campaign of 1848 took the place of the debate
-Democrats nominated=Lewis Cass Whigs nominated= Zachary Taylor
-Taylor won narrowly
-Free Soil Party came into play

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