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Understanding 19th Century Policies on Slavery and Territorial Rights

Explore key historical concepts that shaped American attitudes towards slavery in the 19th century. This includes Popular Sovereignty, which empowered voters in territories to decide on slavery; the Wilmot Proviso, introduced by David Wilmot, which aimed to ban slavery in lands acquired from Mexico; the Free-Soil Party, which fought to keep slavery out of western territories; and the concept of secession as a means for states to break away from the Union. These elements played significant roles in the lead-up to the Civil War.

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Understanding 19th Century Policies on Slavery and Territorial Rights

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  1. Bell Ringer (Mon.) 3-31-2014 Popular sovereignty: • a policy stating that voters in a territory, not Congress – should decide whether to allow slavery there. It may be immediate in the sense that the people make the law themselves.

  2. Bell Ringer (Tue.) 4-1-2014 Wilmot Proviso: • Doctrine created by David Wilmot who proposed a law stating, “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any” lands won from Mexico.

  3. Bell Ringer (Wed.) 4-2-2014 Free-Soil Party: • Pledged to a “national platform of freedom” that would “resist aggressions of the slave power.” • MAIN GOAL TO KEEP SLAVRY OUT OF WESTERN TERRITORIES

  4. Bell Ringer (Thur.) 4-3-2014 Secede: • To break away from the Union (United States)

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