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Northwest Ordinance
During this time in history, the farmers of the constitution outlawed slavery both North and West of the Ohio River. This banning is located in Article VI of the Northwest Ordinance. -
Admission of Vermont
In the year 1791, Vermont entered the Union as a free state. -
Admission of Kentucky
Following the admission of Vermont, Kentucky also entered the Union, but instead of becoming a free state, Kentucky became a slave state as part of the balancing act. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
The invention of the cotton gin took slavery to a whole new level. As cotton became the cheapest and easiest crop to grow, plantations spread across the South. Soon creating a larger demand for inexpensive labor of enslaved African Americans. -
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian revolution was a big event in the sectional crisis, as it flagged one of its earliest beginnings. -
Louisiana Purchase
This purchase of land, more than doubling the size of the United States, soon sparked debates over whether which states would become free, and which would allow slavery. -
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Admission of Indiana and Illinois
Both of these new states joined the Union as free states, but that didn't mean racism was gone. These new places kindred a whole new level of awful white supremacy and unkindness. -
Admission of Missouri
There was a lot of debate over the admission of Missouri, but the government compromised by making Maine a free state, while Missouri became a slave state. The Missouri Compromise became a large turning point within the sectional crisis in America. It really shined a new light on how the slavery issue was growing and changing. -
Presidential Election
Democratic politicians wished to unite the nation but avoided the issue of slavery. In fact, they portrayed it as one of America's shared commitments. -
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Admission of Arkansas and Michigan
Throughout this time period, both these states entered the Union, but to continue the balancing act, Arkansas joined as a slave state and Michigan as a free one. -
Liberty Party Organized
The liberty party was an anti-slavery group that demanded for an end to slavery in the District of Columbia. In the end, they became very hypocritical and weren't very great people. -
Supreme Court Case PRIGG V. PENNSYLVANIA
This court case ruled that in the battle between Pennsylvania's liberty law and the government fugitive slave act, the slave act beat the liberty law. -
Protests in the North
After the Government ruling that the fugitive slave act beat the liberty law, many Northerners rebelled and protested by passing a number of their own liberty laws. -
Admission of Texas and Florida
Over the course of 1845, both Texas and Florida joined the Union as slave states. This soon became a very big concern for the anti-slavery activists. As stated in the article they worried the "crisis had taken an ominous and perhaps irredeemable turn." -
Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
This was a result of the Mexican War, it sent anti-slavery leaders into a rage. -
"Conscience Whigs" National Convention
The Convention consisted of many ex-Democratics and others who all wanted the same thing, for slavery to end. -
Admission of Wisconsin
This new state entered the Union as a free state, calming some of the built up stress throughout the nation. -
"Compromise of 1850"
Hoping to keep the Missouri compromise's promises alive, the collection of bills that make up the "Compromise of 1850" were aimed to keep everyone happy but ended up making the sectional crisis worse. -
Kansas-Nebraska Bill
This new bill wished to undo the Missouri compromise and allow slavery in the west, its outragousness sparked protests all throughout the North. -
Arrest of Anthony Burn
Anthony Burns, the 20-year-old former slave, and current preacher was assaulted and captured by slave catchers on May 24, 1854. His arrest signaled once again, more protest and riots. Tension and outrage flooded the country. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
This new novel, written by anti-slavery activist Harriet Beecher Stowe was a huge success in bringing the anti-slavery movement to people's attentions while also sending a powerful message. -
Presidential Election of 1856
The presidential election of 1856 marked the first year of the Republican Party. Its presence fueled a whole new generation of politicians, including those of Abraham Lincoln and many more. -
Illinois Senate Race
The race between Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat Stephen Douglas brought the whole of the sectional crisis to everybody's attention. After Lincoln won, people became very hopeful that the presidential election of 1860 would create the country's first anti-slavery president. -
Presidential Election of 1860
This election was won by president Abraham Lincoln, who made history by becoming the first anti-slavery president. -
Lincolns Inauguration
On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln officially became the president of the United State. Soon after, he would send 75,000 soldiers to confront the recent Southern rebelions. -
The Civil War Begins
After years and years of the sectional crisis, slavery, and constant tension, the American Civil War began. -
Sources
-https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-fscj-africanamericanhistory/chapter/the-sectional-crisis/
-https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-fscj-africanamericanhistory/chapter/free-soil-free-labor-free-men/
-https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-fscj-africanamericanhistory/chapter/the-crisis-joined/
-https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-fscj-africanamericanhistory/chapter/from-sectional-crisis-to-national-crisis/
