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House of Representatives adopt the gag rule
Congress refused President Andrew Jacksons request to restrict the use of mails by abolitionist groups. Instead, the House of Representatives adopted the gag rule in which the House automatically pushed aside antislavery petitions to keep the explosive issue of slavery out of congress. Was in place from 1836-1844. -
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Slavery in the South
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L'Amistad Ship Slave Rebellion
A slave ship known as L'Amistad is bringing over thousands of slaves to the U.S. when the slaves rebel. These slaves are eventually freed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1841 and were returned to Africa. -
Sixth Census of the United States
The Sixth census took place in the early summer of 1840 on June 1st. The census total was 17 million. (3 million of those were African Americans and many were enslaved by masters.) -
Sjourner Truth Begins her abolitioist Journey
African American female, named Sjourner Truth had everything going wrong for her being on the low end on the society in the 1800's being black and female. She still showed her power and strengths through abolotionist movements and women's rights movements. -
Fredrick Douglass (Narrative)
Frederick Douglass was a very well known African-American male and abolitionist leader. He was best known for his speeches and his writings. This narrative he wrote was named "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas." And it was published in 1845, becoming a very well known book shortly after. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay, one of the United States most influential men once again helps to organize another compromise dealing with slavery. This compromise includes the debate between free-states or slave-states. The state up for debate was California, in which was chosen as a free-state, which was a win for the Union. But since it was a compromise the south wanted something out of the deal also and so the Fugitive Slave Act was added to the deal. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a fictional story told about slavery written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This book although was fictional had many relating situations or conditions of what life was like for most slaves and African-Americans. The book was sold book after book and became a great help to the abolishing of slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by congress in May of 1854. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and it also gave the settlers a choice to decide if there should be slavery in the states. This was called Popular Sovereignty. -
Bleeding Kansas
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by congress, many conflicts occured between the Anti-slavery and the Pro-slavery people. Violent attacks happend to each side killing people, this event was a fore-shadow of what was to come in the U.S. Civil War. -
Dred Scott Case
Also known as Dred Scott v. Sandford. And the basic idea of the U.S. Supreme courts beliefs were that no matter if an African-American was free or not, it could still not be counted as a citizen.
