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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners.It was the governments job to find and try those slaves that had run away. Anyone who helped the slaves escape or hide them would be fined and could go to jail. This act gave slave owners the upper hand and deterred the slaves from running away. Even if they had run to the north or a free state, they could still be brought back. -
Ostend Manifesto
President Pierce wanted to acquire Cuba by purchase or force. It would come in as a slave state. The anti-slavery groups hated the proposition and they never went through with it. Critisism and distrust would befall Pierce for the rest of his presidency. -
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Bleeding Kansas
A small civil battle between pro and anti slavery groups over the use of the new Kansas territory. It started when pro slavery groups invaded and trashed Lawance. It was eventually fought over in congress when Charles Sumner was beat with a cane. Kansas was finally admitted as a free state. -
Republican Party
Radical republicans were people within the Republicans party were had strong opinions on slavery and the equal rights and freedoms of African Americans. They last from the civil war to the Reconstruction. Led by Sumner and Stevens they challenged Lincolns policies and criticized his lack of aggression. The Radicals believed the South should be punished for their wrong doings doing the civil war and slavery. They were disbanded after Reconstruction when the Jim Crow laws came into affect. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act draw the states boarder. People would run to Kansas in order to vote on the slavery decision. This act opened up the slavery wound in the west. Kansas could potentially become a slave state in a place were it was originally banned. However this wasnt the case as Kansas was later admitted as a Free state. -
Expulsion Act
Arkansas passed their expulsion act which meant any free black person in Arkansas had to leave. This meant anyone not in slavery who paid taxes and could own land. Other slavery states had considered their own expulsion acts but Arkansas was the first to actually do it. If you didnt leave you could be sold into slavery for at least a year. In the years following the Civil War ended along with the Expulsuion Act, because Slavery was no longer legal in Arkansas. -
Proclamation of War
The south seceded because they wanted to keep their slavery. Originally Lincoln declared war only for the purpose of bringing the country back together. Towards the end of the war abolishionists were pushing for the end of slavery, and Lincoln went with it. He pushed for the abolishment of slavery and when the war ended any slaves had to be set free. Towards the end African Americans were allowed to fight for the union. Opening he military to African Americans. -
Confiscation Acts
The Confescation Acts allowed federal Government to seize any property used during the confederacy rebellion. This included slave property. Any slaves still held by confederate citizens could be seized and freed. Lincoln was worried these acts would push Kentucky and Missouri into secession. This act was a gateway to the Emancipation Proclamation. After slaves were freed they were put into Contraband camps. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation freed black slaves that were in territory Controlled by the union inside the confederacy. This was signed by Lincoln. The proclamation was limited however, it only applied to states that had seceded in the Civil War. It also depended on Union victories in the south. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except when its punishment for a crime. Senators made sure it soley gave freedom and not certain rights like voting. People worried this amendment would be a gateway for African Americans, allowing racemixing and eventual equal rights.