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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book published in 1851, the author of this book Harriet Beecher Stowe wanted to express slavery so that it influences people to abolish slavery. But this book was soon banned in many southern states because southerners needed their slaves for economic purposes. Because of this, the book was mostly read in the north. Uncle Tom's Cabin caused division in the south and north to grow and this division will continue leading to Civil War in America. -
Republican Party
The Republican party was founded as a coalition opposing the extension of slavery into the western territories because they feared that it would lead to slaveholders having dominance over the country's political interests. -
Kanas Nebraska act
The Kanas Nebraska act did two things, one created two new territories, the Kanas and Nebraska territories which was the rest of the land mass bought from the Louisiana Purchase, two repealed the Missouri Comprise of 1820, and three stated that popular sovereignty will decide if slavery is allowed or abolished in the territories acquired from the Mexican American War. The outcome of this was a series of events that branded the Kanas territory as, Bloody Kanas. -
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John Brown Contributions before Harper's Ferry
John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement, the reason why is because unlike most anti-slavery activists he resorts to violence. His first militant act in favor of the abolitionist movement was when he aided two of his sons in Kanas who were also abolitionists. In 1856 pro-slavery settlers attacked Lawerence, and Kanas so Brown and other abolitionist created a counterattack that will become known as the Pottawatomie Massacre which resulted in 5 deaths of pro-slavery settlers. -
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Bloody Kanas
Bloody Kanas was a series of violent acts between anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers in the Kanas territory which is also called the Wakarusa War, Bloody Kanas began in Douglas county in 1855 when 2 anti-slavery settlers were killed these were the first times that a pro-slavery settler was armed against an anti-slavery. Afterward, during the summer of 1856 when pro-slavery settlers invaded Lawerence, Kanas became known as the Sacking of Lawrence and more violence continued until 1859. -
Brooks-Sumner incident
On May, 20th of 1856 Republican Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts took to the floor and gave a speech called Crimes Against Kansas in which he talks about the power that slave owners have over slaves given by the federal government, He also criticizes South Carolina Senator Andrew, Butler making him look terrible. Two days later Andrew Butler's nephew Preston Brooks a South Carolina Congressmen beat Sumner nearly to death with a cane to store his uncle's honor. -
Election of 1856
The election of 1856 had 3 candidates; James Buchanan of the Democratic party, John C. Frémont of the Republican party, and Millard Fillmore of the Whigs party. The election was the first time that the republican party nominated someone to be president. The aftermath of this included James Buchanan winning the election, and the Whigs party's death. -
Lecompton Constitution
Kanas had a hard time creating a constitution to be able to enter the Union, a convention held in Topeka came up with a constitution that ban slavery, However, pro-slavery Kansans held a convention in Lecompton and created a constitution that allowed slavery James Buchanan endorsed the Lecompton constitution which created many controversial issues in America, such as the split in the democratic party Stephen in opposition to other democrats and also became a subject of intense national debate. -
Dred Scott vs Sanford case
Dred Scott was a salve who was taken to Illinois which was a free state and was above the Missouri line in 1820 which prohibited slavery, after his owner's death he sued his owner's widowed wife and won his suit in a lower court but the Supreme court reversed the decision. Scott then appeals the decision and the Supreme decided against Scott because African Americans according to the constitution free or enslaved were not citizens and therefore had no standing in court. -
Lincoln's house divided speech
This speech was presented in Springfield in 1858 where Abraham Lincoln stated that "a house divided against itself cannot stand" and what he meant by that is that this country cannot stand strong being divided by slavery. -
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
These debates were held as a political campaign for the election of 1858 for the U.S. Senator Lincoln and Douglas talked about very controversial topics at the time such as Dred Scott, slavery, popular sovereignty, and more. The impact of these debates is that even though Lincoln lost the election he is established as a figure of importance and will continue to hold speeches about his arguments on slavery. -
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Harper's Ferry Raid
This was an effort by John Brown to start a slave revolt in the southern states by taking over the United State's arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown and his party of 22 people were defeated by a company of U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Israel Greene. 10 of the raiders were killed, 7 were executed afterward including John Brown, and 5 escaped. This helped lead America to a Civil War. -
Election of 1860
This soon reached the white house and was debated in politics and influenced the political careers of Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. This document played a role in the Lincoln-Douglas debates and split the democratic party which helped Lincoln win the election BLAH BLAH FIX IT -
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1860 Secession
The secession of 1860 was the withdrawal of 11 slave states from the Union these states believed that they can cede from the Union. Since 1840 southerners have threatened to leave the Union but the compromise of 1850 eased tensions. But in 1860 when Abraham won the election a convention in South Carolina unanimously passed an ordinance of secession. A month after Lincoln's inauguration on April 12 confederate guns fired on fort Sumter thus the beginning of the Civil War. -
Lincoln's 1" inaugural Address
Lincoln wanted to address the southern states that their property and peace, and personal security are not endangered and that he has no intentions of making slavery illegal nor have any reason to say this to try and ease the southern state who threaten to cede from the Union. Another thing he does is reassures that he will not use force on the southern states unless proved necessary to fulfill his duty, Also he states that in the constitution all states are bound to the Union.
