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Slavery in the South
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Gag rule is passed by Congress
The Gag Rule was set in place in order to keep order of the court and to take care of “more important information” rather than talking about abolishing slavery. -
SIXTH CENSUS
The total population of the U.S. was 17 million and of that total, 3 million were African American. Of the 3 million African American around 2.5 million were enslaved. -
Massachusetts Fugitive Slave Law
In this point in history Massachusetts chooses to not allow the state officials to catch Fugitive slaves. -
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth becomes apart of the abolitionists group and begins to go out and do speeches.
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. -
Narrative of the Life of an American Slave.
Fredrick Douglass was an abolitionist writer and speaker. He wrote about his personal experiences in life in this book. It is considered one of the most influential books from this time period. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 dealt with the debate about slavery and the creation of states. California became a Slave-Free state which benifited the north. But for the south the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
SEVENTH CENSUS
The population at this point in time totals at 23.2 million people. 3.5 million of this total population was African Americans and around 3 million of them were enslaved. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe published one of the most famous books in this time period. The book talks about slavery and the life of a slave. The book is fictional but addresses many true aspects of a slave's life and the dangers and conditions they are forced to live through. -
“What to a Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
Fredrick Douglass said his speech on slavery and about the Fourth of July. His ideas opposed slavery and the agressive push for abolishment increased during and throughout his speech. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This ACT was passed by Congress, repealing the Missouri
Compromise and it allowed Kansas and Nebraska settlers to decide status of slavery in the territories. This idea was known as Popular sovereignty. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a dispute between Pro- slavery and Anti-slavery. Many violent outlashes occured between both sides of the dispute. -
Dred Scott Decision
Congress is said to have no power to regulate slavery. This is true because Africans are not citizens so they do not have rights at this point in history. And so the Dred Scott was a very big deal for America and for Dred Scott and his family. -
