A divided nation

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    Missouri was a slave and maine as a free state.
  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

    Nat Turner's Rebellion
    A rebellion that was meant to kill lots of whites. This was led by A bunch of slaves that got away from their owner.
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    gag rule

    The congress said that they would have nothing to do with slavery and could not control it.
  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso
    To prohibit slavery in any territory that was a result of the mexican american war.
  • Harriet Tubman escapes slavery

    Harriet Tubman escapes slavery
    Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and became one of the most know people to help with the underground railroad.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    California as a free state and utah and new mexico can decide weather to be free or have slavery.
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin published

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
    A book published in 1852 that shows how cruel slaves were treated.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    An act passed that let the people in kansas and nebraska to determine to be free or a slave state.
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    bleeding kansas

    A bunch of people from around Kansas came in and started fight because they wanted different things.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    This was court case that was ended by the judges saying that he could not sue for freedom because he was not a citizen of the united states.
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates
    A debate between Abraham lincoln and frederick douglass.
  • John Brown raids Harpers Ferry

    John Brown raids Harpers Ferry
    John Brown Raided Harpers Ferry To get weapons to give to slaves.
  • Abraham Lincoln elected

    Abraham Lincoln elected
    Abraham was elected 16th president of the united states.