BPE6_challenge1


 * BPE Group 6: Challenge 1**

Henry Clay [|**http://www.apimages.ap.org**]

**Challenge:** Describe his life using these words: abolitionist, slavery, compromise, North, South, Congress, Missouri, Maine, Union, 36/30 Line, liberty, 1850, West, California, and balance.

 Henry Clay was a congressman for Kentucky. He was known as the "Great Comprimiser", because he was very good at bringing people together.Many were settling west.They began to argue about many things like where and how they would settle.He proposed the Missouri Comprimise and the Comprimise of 1850.In the Missouri Comprimise he said lets have Missouri join as a slave state and have Maine join as a free state. Also he proposed the 36/30 line, it was line in the center of the US that seperates the North and the South. All of this was done to keep the North and South balanced without completely seperating them.  He also proposed the Copmrimise of 1850.This had many laws.First the union accepted California as a free state.It also said New Mexico and Utah could vote weather they wanted slavery or not.It even stopped the sell of slaves in Washington D.C. It also said Notheners have to help capture runaway slaves.Many didn't do what was told and help slaves escape to North on the underground railroad.They were abolitionists who wanted slavery to be ended everywhere, and liberty given to everyone.If they were caught they were arrested and the slaves were returned to their owners.
 * Guidelines:** Write 2 paragraphs and be sure to include the words above.