Issue of slavery during the 1850’s

Looking only at these four documents, summarize how each of the documents arguments are being used both for and/or against slavery. How is the issue of slavery being understood and talked about during the 1850s?

Reading Documents:

1) Resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act p. 255

2) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, The Dred Scott Decision p. 259

3) The Lincoln-Douglas Debates p. 265

4) South Carolina Ordinance of Secession p. 270