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Hello Everyone,

I am not sure everyone realizes how important it is you post your words. NINE people rely on you for accurate, clear, and more importantly PROMPT information. When some people continuously post ridiculously late and do not even warn me I personally feel disrespected. When you know you are unable to do your word tell me ahead of time. M.B. knew he could not do his word so he gave me A THIRTEEN HOUR notice, D.B. knew she could not do her word so she read ahead and posted. I understand people have things to do after school (as do I, I usually leave campus at 4/5 and possibly later with Mock Trial Season) and I completely understand that. And I know sometimes your phone dies or your lights go out, but you have to understand how important your dedication is to NINE people. If you are unable to post by seven Maximum eight, I am afraid that this may not work out. And you will have to reconsider your priorities. I strongly encourage you to start your own website with people in your same situation. And I am talking to all of us, including myself. If you would like to continue with this website please talk to me in person or call me and I will give you the new website information. Because yes i did change the website. Also I do not like to have to keep sending out reminders, this is your grade and I want you to care. If you have problems posting, YOU call me, not visa versa.  Again this is not personal toward anyone we have all posted late, and If you choose to no longer be involved I completely understand and respect that. Again if you would like to continue to be a part of SSA than make a post or call me or talk to me in person and I will give you the information for the new website. Thank you for taking the time to read this,
A.S.

Clayton-Bulwer treaty (1850)

it was an American desire to build a canal through central America. however, Great Britain and the U.S. clashed heads and ended up signing this treaty keeping both nations from controlling any major canal in Central America. In 1901a new treaty gave permission to the U.S. to build a canal with out UK interference. :)

Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

This treaty was made to avoid a conflict with Britian in 1850. It stated that America nor British could seek for control over any isthmian waterway. this treaty was later rescinded (revoked) by the other treaty of Hay Pauncefote treaty of 1901.:)

Harriet Tubman :)

nickname of "general tubman" or "moses" She helped slaves escape to Canada away from Slavery. Was a "conductor" of the underground railroad. She was from Maryland. Rescued more than 300 slaves. She was a union spy during the Civil War :O. :) She also worked as an educator after the War to educate freed slaves in North Carolina.

A.S.

PEOPLE WHO DID NOT POST YET, YOU STILL HAVE TO POST YOUR WORDS I DO NOT CARE HOW LATE. ALso Bring a copy of the definitions to school with you tomorrow.

I tried to find the remaining words on coursenotes but i could only find two of the four. But remember once you get on replace my definitions with yours.


Fugitive Slave Law
a law passed just before the Civil War also called the "Bloodhound Bill", slaves who escaped could not testify in their behalf and were not allowed a trial by jury. If the judge in the case freed the slave they would receive five dollars, if not they would get ten dollars. Those found helping slaves would be fined or jailed. This added to the rage in the North.



John C. Calhoun
a sixty-eight year old South Carolina senator who died in 1850 of tuberculosis. The tension between the North and South had not began to build and become unbearable. An associate delivered a speech that he wrote which declared slavery okay. He proposed to leave slavery as it was and restore the slavocracy by returning the runaway slaves to their owners. He wanted to preserve the Union and he believed in the Constitution.

"Higher Law"

The congregational debate of 1850 was not over, the young guards from the North were yet to have their say. They were more interested in purifying and purging then patching and preserving the union. William H. Seward a senator from New York, was the spokesman for the northern radicals. A strong antislaveryite he did not like concession and argued earnestly that Christian legislators must obey God's moral law more than man's law. He therefore appealed , with referance to excliuding slavery in the territories , to an even "higher law" than the constitution.

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sorry A.S. i was eating before i did ostend manifesto, then i took a shower before douglas, thats why he just got posted.... (told you i would get it done though, i always do )

Stephen A. Douglas

Douglas was a senator of Illinois. he longed to break the dead-lockof the North-South over westward expansion and settlements across the continent. douglas drew up a scheme that would split the nebraska territory into two, kansas AND nebraska. the status regarding slavery would be decided by "popular sovereignty". kansas would most likely decide to be a slave state since it was next to slaveholding Missouri. and nebraska, next to free-soil Iowa, a free state. but douglas' Kansas- Nebraska scheme contradicted with the Missouri Compromise of 1820, because it had already stated tat slavery was forbidden anywhere above the 36 30' line.

Martin Van Buren

In the election of 1848 the Democrats nominated General Lewis Cass, the whigs nominated Zachory Taylor, and the Antislavery men of the North know as the Free Soil party nominated Martin Van Buren the former president. The Free Soil party distrusting both Cass and Taylor nominated Buren and cried , "Free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men." The Free soilers built their party not to condemn slavery for enslaving the blacks but because the slaves destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise up from unemployment. In the end Taylor's wartime popularity pulled him through and the Free Soiler Van Buren , although winning no state , polled 291,263 ballots and diverted enough democratic strength from Cass in the state of New York to throw the election in favor of Taylor.

Ostend Manifesto

the secretary of state instucted the american ministers in Spain, England, and Franto make a secret recommendation for Cuba. took place at Ostend, Belgium. the three groups made a top-secret document, which became known as the "Ostend Manifesto". this document urged that the administration offer $120 million to spain for cuba, and if spain refused, and it endangered american interests, then the U.S. would then have to "take" the island from the spanish. the document also angered the Northern free-soilers once word had leaked out about the document.

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Hey some people  should  be posting soon. before 8 hopefully. Im really sorry, we will have to change some things next week.

Kansas Nebraska Act

The Kansas Nebraska Act was a scheme brought up by Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. The Kansas Nebraska Act straight out contradicted the Missouri Compromise(Missouri compromise prohibited slavery past the 36 degrees,30' line). The Act proposed that the Nebraska be split in two. In Kansas and Nebraska. Kansas would become a slave state and Nebraska would remain a slave free state. President Pierce approved of the Kansas Nebraska Act. This act caused much controversy between the North and South since the Missouri Compromise could not be brushed aside lightly. Democrats were shattered by the Kansas Nebraska Act. The Kansas Nebraska Act greased the slippery slope to civil war.

e.c.

im just going to type my word. sorry im late. itll be up in a couple mins.

Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster:

He was part of the "immortal trio" with Clay and Calhoun for the last time to discuss about issues from the North and South. Webster agreed with Clay and his proposed compromises (look at what i wrote for Clay). He also urged all reasonable concessions to the South, including a new fugitive slave law. But when it came to the issue of slavery, Webster thought it was best to leave it alone and not discuss it. He concluded that compromise, concession, and reasonableness were the only solutions. Webster also gave his Seventh of March speech in 1850 which strengthened Union sentiment. His speech was also pleasing to the banking and commercial centers of the North but not to the abolitionists.

Henry Clay

Henry Clay:

In the election of 1848, clay should have been nominated by whigs but they nominated Taylor because Clay had made too many speeches and too many enemies. Clay, however, never went away and became one of the "immortal trio" along with Calhoun and Webster for the last time. The "Grat Compromiser" (Clay) propsed a series of compromises to satisfy the South that wanted secession and the North. He urged that North and South make concession and that the North partially yield by enacting a more feasible fugitive slave law. The compromises were approved but Calhoun wanted southern rights in them and Webster agreed with Clay.

Zachary Taylor

Nominated by Whigs; won election of 1848 thanks in part to the Free Soil Party; privately encouraged California to enter as a free state; supported by south because he owned slaves; influenced by "higher law" & consequently would veto any attempt at concession or compromise.

A.S.

Hey you guys I blocked my texting again, because i have been getting way too many and i do not want to answer all of them. So if you need to tell me something then call me. Just letting you know :)

Free Soil Party

Third political party started for election of 1848; antislavery party; distrusted Cass (Democratic candidate) and Taylor (Whig candidate) and the Democratic and Whig silence on the issue of slavery; supported Wilmot Proviso, wanted federal aid for internal improvements, and free government homesteads for settlers; nominated Martin Van Buren; diverted strength in New York from Cass to Taylor causing Taylor to win; took some Northern Whig votes in the election of 1852 from Winfield Scott and nominated John P. Hale

Millard Fillmore

Zachary Taylor died in 1850 and as the vice-president, Fillmore took over; singed the compromises that became the Compromise of 1850

Franklin Pierce

Second "dark horse" candidate. Lawyer politician. nicknamed the "fainting General". Enemyless, inconspicuous, prosouthern northerner, accepted into the slavery wing of Democratic party. Pierce's platformed revived Democratic commitment to territorial expansion as pursued by pold, endorsed Compromise of 1850, Anf Fugitive Slave Law. Opposed by the Whigs, "we accept the candidate, but we split on the platform". Won election of 52 by alot.  Wanted peirce to provoke war with spain and seize cuba. Wanted to impliment Ostend Menifesto but when word got out, dropped scheme.