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compromise of 1850
The ten-year armistice established by the compromise only pushed the nation further against slavery, making many in the South fear the end of slavery, and many in the North crave the end of slavery, the very issue which would push the South to secede after Abraham Lincoln's election as president. -
fugitive slave act
in addition, anyone aiding an enslaved person escape from bondage was subject to imprisonment and a fine. The enforcement of these strict requirements angered many in the North. -
uncle toms cabin
Stowe's candor on the controversial subject of slavery encouraged others to speak out, further eroding the already precarious relations between northern and southern states and advancing the nation's march toward Civil War. -
bleeding kansas
Republicans used Bleeding Kansas as a powerful rhetorical weapon in the 1856 Election to garner support among northerners by arguing that the Democrats clearly sided with the pro-slavery forces perpetrating this violence. -
kansas nebraska act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. -
sumner caning
illustrated a political divide with a picture of preston brooks beating charles summer with a cane -
dred scott
The Dred Scott Decision outraged abolitionists, who saw the Supreme Court's ruling as a way to stop debate about slavery in the territories. The divide between North and South over slavery grew and culminated in the secession of southern states from the Union and the creation of the Confederate States of America. -
lincoln douglas debate
While Douglas's Kansas-Nebraska Act had infuriated Northern Democrats who were opposed to the spread of slavery, his Freeport Doctrine was acceptable to many Northern Democrats. However, it angered those in the South who favoured the continuation of slavery. -
John brown insurrection
john brown went to slaves and armed them while also telling them to rebel against their slave owners, which resulted in some people dying. -
sc suceeds
When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America