Many ”conscience Whigs” feared that Texas in the Union would be red meat to nourish the lusty “slave power”. Aware of their position, Tyler despaired of securing the needed two-thirds vote for a treaty in senate and then, he arranged for annexation by a joint resolution. Joint Resolution was important, because it would require only a majority vote in each house.
Expansion and the Slave issue:
British merchants regarded Texas as a potentially important free trade. British manufacturers perceived that those vast Texas plains constituted one of the great cotton-producing areas of the future and as a result, Texas became a leading issue in the presidential campaign of 1844. Expansion was important, because slavery was …show more content…
Underground Railroad was important, because it got enslaved African Americans to the North; which was considered to be a free state during that time period. 9. Fugitive Slave Law:
By 1850 southerners were demanding a new and more stringent fugitive-slave law. The old one, passed by Congress in 1793, had proved inadequate to cope with runaways, especially since unfriendly state authorities failed to provide needed cooperation. Fugitive Slave Law was important, because this law started to divide the North from the South and eventually led to Civil War. 10. “Fire Eaters”:
Free-soil California was banging on the door for admission, and “fire-eaters” in the South were voicing ominous threats of secession. Fire Eaters were important, because it made South to create their own Union and also led to Civil War. 11. Compromise of 1850:
The balancing of interests in the Compromise of 1850 was delicate in the extreme. Like the calm after a storm, a second Era of Good Feelings dawned. Disquieting talk of secession subsided. Compromise of 1850 was important, because California joined United States as a free state. 12. Ostend