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History Fair: Annotated Bibliography

Keana Huynh

Mr. O’Donnell

Period 3

2018

Annotated Bibliography: Primary Resources

“A Difficult Escape.” The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850,

causesofthecivilwar.wikispaces.com/The Fugitive Slave Act 1850. Runaway Slaves being

captured by kidnappers or slave catchers.

“The United States Senate, A.D. 1850.” Library of Congress,

www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.09398/. Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850.

“Fugitive slave 1850.” WikiMedia Commons,

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fugitive_slave_1850.jpg. A fugitive slave running away from

two slave catchers and their hounds.

“Henry Clay-Headshot.jpg.” Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Clay-

headshot.jpg#filelinks. The picture shows Henry Clay, the person who introduced the idea of the

Compromise of 1850.

“File:Daniel Webster 1849.Jpg.” WikiMedia Commons . A picture of Daniel Webster,

who supported the Compromise of 1850.

“File:JohnCCalhoun.jpeg.” WikiMedia Commons ,

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JohnCCalhoun.jpeg. The picture shows John Calhoun who

fought against Henry Clay's proposal of the Compromise.

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“File:MFillmore-Congressman.jpg.” WikiMedia Commons ,

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MFillmore-congressman.jpg. This picture is of Millard

Fillmore who helped support the Compromise.

Words and Deeds in American History, memory.loc.gov/cgi-

bin/ampage?collId=mcc&fileName=091%2Fpage.db&recNum=0&itemLink=r%3Fammem%2F

mcc%3A%40field%28DOCID%2B%40lit%28mcc%2F091%29%29. This shows is a primary

source of Daniel Webster's notes supporting the Compromise of 1850.

Words and Deeds in American History, memory.loc.gov/cgi-

bin/ampage?collId=mcc&fileName=009%2Fpage.db&recNum=0&itemLink=r%3Fammem%2F

mcc%3A%40field%28DOCID%2B%40lit%28mcc%2F009%29%29. This is a image of John C.

Calhoun's speech, fighting against the idea of the Compromise of 1850.

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates,

1774 - 1875, memory.loc.gov/cgi-

bin/ampage?collId=llcg&fileName=024%2Fllcg024.db&recNum=134. A newspaper article

showing Henry Clay's speech about his idea.

“File:Slave kidnap post 1851 boston.Jpg.” WikiMedia Commons,

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slave_kidnap_post_1851_boston.jpg. A poster warning the

colored people of slave catchers.

“American Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights Timeline.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall

Association, www.ushistory.org/more/timeline.htm. This picture shows a black girl and her child

being kidnapped by slave catchers.

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“File:Forcing Slavery Freesoilers Throats.Jpg.” WikiMedia Commons ,

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forcing_Slavery_Freesoilers_Throats.jpg. This picture is of a

political cartoon drawn back around the 1850s of a dark skinned man being shoved down a

giant's throat.

“Slave auction at Richmond, Virginia.” Library of Congress,

www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98510266/. An image of a slave being sold or traded.

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Annotated Bibliography: Secondary Resources

“Map of the Compromise of 1850.” Sectionalism's Road to Secession,

sectionalismtosecession.weebly.com/compromise-of-1850.html. This picture shows the free

states and the slave states.

“The Compromise of 1850 (Article).” Khan Academy,

www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-5/apush-sectional-tension-

1850s/a/compromise-of-1850. This article summarized the reason for The Compromise of 1850

and the laws that were passed. It also mentions the people who helped get the laws passed and

what they did to do it.

“Primary Documents in American History.” Compromise of 1850: Primary Documents of

American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress),

www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html. This website gives important dates

and goes in to depth of how some Congressmen helped get the bill passed and has a collection of

primary resources about the Compromise of 1850.

“Classic Senate Speeches.” U.S. Senate: Classic Senate Speeches, 12 Jan. 2017,

www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Speeches_Webster_7March.htm. This

report gave a background of Daniel Webster and helped me figure out how he convinced more

people to join in on his cause.

“THE cOMPROMISE OF 1850: tHE Point of no return by apushclass1 -

Infogram.” Create Infographics, Charts and Maps - Infogram, infogram.com/the-compromise-

of-1850-the-point-of-no-return-1gvew2vo06l1pnj. This info-graph explained my subject by

talking about the reason if the debate and what some people back then thought about the subject.
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The Compromise of 1850 - SparkNotes.

www.bing.com/cr?IG=7179854DA4D24F00BEDAD1666347EAAA&CID=3E8C8BFE2AA86E

CC03E980852B076FF4&rd=1&h=FJnXtNHRvuIQ55cBfrIMICJUErqbrOLC_alwmucz2eg&v=

1&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sparknotes.com%2ftestprep%2fbooks%2fsat2%2fhistory%2fchapter

10section2.rhtml&p=DevEx,5398.1. This website explained the 5 laws that were passed as part

of the Compromise of 1850.

“Compromise of 1850.” Mr. Williams – U.S. History,

ssbearcats.weebly.com/compromise-of-1850.html. This map shows the borders of slave states

and free states.

Shmoop Editorial Team. “Uncle Tom's Cabin Slavery Quotes Page 5.” Shmoop, Shmoop

University, 11 Nov. 2008, www.shmoop.com/uncle-toms-cabin/slavery-quotes-5.html. This

website gave quotes on the book Uncle Tom's Cabin which I could use to support my topic.