Compromise

Missouri Compromise

Wilmot Proviso

Proposed by Congressman David WilmotWould prohibit slavery in any territory

gained by winning the Mexican-American War

Never was passed although reintroduced to Congress several times

Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850

California would be admitted to the United States as a free state

The rest of the land gained from Mexico would be divided into New Mexico and Utah territories. Popular votes would determine whether those territories would be free or slave territories

Slave trade ended in Washington D.C.Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act forcing

northerners to return escaped slaves to their Southern owners

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Repeals the Missouri CompromiseAllows popular sovereignty to decide

whether the territories would allow slavery or not

North vs. South Comparison

RailroadsPlantationsSlavesUnited States of AmericaAgricultureFactoriesCitiesRural CottonTextilesWage workersSuper wealthy vs super poor

Railroads

Plantations

Slaves

United States of America

Agriculture

Factories

Cities

Rural

Cotton

Textiles

Wage workers

Super rich vs super poor