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.

A.S.

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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.

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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.