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Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avoid a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Stowe. She was an abolitionist. She wrote to give an accurate portrayal of the treatment of slaves. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act allowed the people in the Kansas Nebraska territories to decide for themselves whether other not to allow slavery. This act disregarded the Missouri Compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
"Bleeding Kansas" was coined by newspapers to describe the violence that was happening in Kansas. Those who supported slavery were in constant conflict with abolitionists. They constantly argued if Kansas was going to be a slave state or not. In the end, it became a free state. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was born a slave. His owner moved him to a free territory but he was still considered a slave. When his owner died, Scott sued for his freedom and lost. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were both battling to be the Illinois. These debates were a series of 7 debates. they discussed many topics, but the most known is slavery. Douglas won. Started in August and ended in October. -
John Brown at Harper's Ferry
On the evening of October 16, 1859 John Brown, a staunch abolitionist, and a group of his supporters left their farmhouse hide-out en route to Harper's Ferry. Descending upon the town in the early hours of October 17th, Brown and his men captured prominent citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal. -
Election of 1860
United States presidential election of 1860, American presidential election, in which Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell.
