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The Missouri Compromise
Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as an enslaved state while Maine entered as a free state. Thus maintaining the balance between free and enslaved states in the US. The significance was heavy, because the compromise was one of the first restrictions on slavery in the US. Also the center of many conflicts such as deciding a states political views on slavery, and whether or not slavery would be allowed in that state. The Missouri Compromise was the temporary solution to the slavery debate. -
Abolitionist Movement
A historical movement in effort to end slavery in the US and slave trade between the Alantic. A Nation that valued its freedom and claimed to believe that "All Men are Created Equal." Citizens began to educate themselves on the slavery. Those who were anti-slavery began to protest and preach against those ways that become a social norm. Overtime abolitionist became more aggressive in their demands to end slavery. While slave owners entrenched in response, making the Nation divided on the debate. -
William Lloyd Garrison
Abolitionist from Massachusetts who preached his thoughts through the media and his speeches in hope to gain followers. Garrison was the author and creator of his own anti-slavery newspaper entitled "The Liberator." Garrison's significance was how his legacy lived on and how his ideas inspired many abolitionists including Frederick Douglas. Also how rapidly his ideas spread due to his Newspaper. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was a black slave who led a Rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. Rebel slaves killed over 50 Whites including some of those being slave owners. Slaves who rebelled were killed and the Rebellion was shut down 24 hours after it begun. The importance of Nat Turner's Rebellion was the fact that it was the most deadly Slave Revolt in the US. Also the fact that after the Rebellion occurred tougher slave codes and restrictions were put into placed on black slaves. -
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Slavery In The South
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The "Gag Rule"
The "Gag Rule" was passed by Congress after the Abolition Movement. Congress could not prevent petitioning by abolitionist, however the "Gag Rule" was implemented to silence them. They excused any slavery issue brought to Congress and stated that other political matters gained importance. The significance of the rule was how slavery was ignored for almost 10 years. Half the Nation was furious over this decision, and the Country began to become more divided than they already were. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established around the 1840s. These trails were used by enslaved Africans who hoped to gain there freedom. The routes led them up North where Slavery was not implemented. This resulted in freedom among many Africans, however the South was furious with the North and Abolitionists for the success of the Railroad. The significance also included the undermine of slavery in the South. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Act required that from that point on slaves must be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. Federal Government were also responsible for finding and returning runaway slaves to their owners. The significance was the way slaves began losing hope of freedom. Many rewards were offered for return of slaves, and people were money-driven. Slaves almost had no way to become freed and when given back to owners they were extremely punished. -
Harriet Tubman
A former slave who was an abolitionist and political activist. On her first mission in 1853 on the Underground Railroad, Tubman brought her sister and her children out of slavery in Maryland. She proceeded to repeat the dangerous act 12 more times and brought about 70 slaves to freedom. She was extremely significant and brave to proceeded on the dangerous routes numerous of times. Not only was she a former slave, but she was also a woman. The most wanted person at the time in the Nation. -
Dredd Scott Case
The legal case which declared that African Americans were not citizens. The decision also denied the federal government the right to exclude slavery from the territories. The Case was implemented after Dredd Scott traveled with his Master into free states, in which he believed his family was then free. However that was obviously not the case. This was a setback for Slavery in history. At this point any black person could become enslaved by mistake even within those states that were free. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery amongst the Nation. After years of hard debate and rivalry amongst the states, slavery was finally put to an end. This was one of the most significant moments in the history of the US. Many citizens throughout the years worked hard and long to see this happen and now all there work has been paid off.
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