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Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was an uprising started by a slave named Nat Turner. This rebellion spanned across several plantations in southern Virginia. Sixty white people where killed, fifty-five slaves were hanged, and over 200 slaves were lynched by mobs of angry white people. -
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Slavery in the South
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Slavery put on the back burner
The House of Representatives refuse to deal with any issues relating to slavery in order to focus on other affairs. Any issue brought forward was ignored and not even reviewed by the House. -
1840 census shows that slavery in the North is virtually non-existent
In the 1840 census, about 15% of the total population were slaves. As opposed to the nearly non-existent numbers in the North, in the South the percentage was the highest in the southern states of Mississippi at 52% and 55% in South Carolina. -
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The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a legislation that would have outlawed slavery in all territory won by America after the Mexican-American War. David Wilmot constantly fought for it to be passed but with no avail. The intensity of the debate prompted the first discussions of seccession in the states. -
The Compromise of 1850
The compromise prevented any further expansion of slavery but strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act. This agreement temporarily swept current disagreements about slavery under the rug. But by forcing those who don't own slaves to capture them and return them to the South, led to a greater divide in the country. -
1850 census shows slavery is still high in the South
Slavery in America is down only 1% (14%). Slavery in South Carolina has gone up to 58% and is at 51% in Mississippi. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Many people went to Kansas in order to cast their vote as to whether or not slavery should be permitted. The divison between the masses of people in Kansas led to multiple violent fights that claimed 56 lives over five years. These events were just physical examples of the violent division between the North and the South over slavery. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown's band of a few white allies and free blacks raided a government arsenal in hopes of seizing weapons and distributing them to slaves in order to help with slave rebellions/uprisings. Unfortunately, Robert E. Lee's soldiers surrounded and forced him to surrender. Upon his execution, John Brown became a martyr. His actions triggered the South into preparing for future raids. -
Slavery in the US goes down to 13%
Slaves population takes up 2% of the population in the Northern Allied states and 39% in the Southern Allied States. Slaves made up 57% of the population of South Carolina and 49% in Mississippi. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Confederates seize Fort Sumter in order to gain the upper hand over the North. This marks as one of the many turning points into the Civil War. This causes Lincoln to call for 75,000 soldiers to fight the Confederacy.
