The Position in 1850 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Black American population in 1850
Black American population in 1850
3.6 million (15.7% of US population)
Enslaved vs free black Americans in 1850
Enslaved vs free black Americans in 1850
3.2 million enslaved, 400,000 free
Term for slavery used by white Americans
Term for slavery used by white Americans
The peculiar institution
Three-fifths compromise
Three-fifths compromise
Each enslaved person counted as 3/5 of a free person
% of US cotton produced by South in 1859
% of US cotton produced by South in 1859
Over 80%
Cotton Belt
Cotton Belt
Region of intensive cotton cultivation in the South
Missouri Compromise 1820 outcome
Missouri Compromise 1820 outcome
Missouri as slave state, Maine as free state
California in Compromise of 1850
California in Compromise of 1850
Admitted as a free state
Sectional conflict
Sectional conflict
Rivalry between free North & slave South states
Popular sovereignty (1850 context)
Popular sovereignty (1850 context)
Voters in territory decide whether to permit slavery