Makematic
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 transferred 55% of Mexican territory to the U.S., and ignited a fierce debate over slavery in these new lands.
Makematic
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 gave the federal government new powers to capture and return escaped enslaved people, but its failures intensified divisions between Northern and Southern states.
Wonderscape
The Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromise of 1850
This video examines the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and its role in the growing tensions between Northern and Southern states. Viewers will also learn about the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the abolitionist movement and the rising...
Hip Hughes History
The Compromise of 1850 Explained: US History Review
HipHughes takes you through what you need to know about the elusive Compromise of 1850.
Professor Dave Explains
Millard Fillmore: Last of the Whigs (1850 - 1853)
There's a reason you've never heard of Millard Fillmore. He wasn't that good of a president. He was so mediocre that he pretty much killed off the Whig Party. But it's still worth learning a bit about him, so let's take a look!
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The Compromise of 1850
Learn more about the Compromise of 1850 and the events leading up to the American Civil War.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How the Mexican American War Affected Slavery
Why did many abolitionists oppose the Mexican-American war? Find out in this video segment that explores how this war affected efforts to abolish slavery while also raising the issue of how the acquisition of such a large territory would...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: War and Expansion
In which John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. Famous Americans abound in this episode, including James K Polk (Young...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Biography of America: The Coming of the Civil War
The tenth in a series on the history of the United States, this video examines the events leading to the Civil War. Access to related links and maps is also provided. [26:40]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Slavery in New Territories Part 3
After the Mexican-American War, it became difficult to balance the number of slave and free states, so compromises had to be made.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 created conflict between Southern and Northern states over the issue of slavery.
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #17: War & Expansion
John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. In this episode of Crash Course, US territory finally reaches from the Atlantic coast...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Uncle Tom's Cabin Influence of the Fugitive Slave Act
This Khan Academy resource is a video lesson [8:27] that discusses the implications of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History:1844 1877: Increasing Political Battles Over Slavery
Discusses the conflicts between free and slave states as the nation expanded westward. [11:46]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Increasing Political Battles Slavery 1800s
Kim and Sal talk about increased tensions between slave and free states as new territory is added after Mexican-American War and from Compromise of 1850 (especially the Fugitive Slave Act). [11:46]