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William Lloyd Garrison launches The Liberator
A very unflagging abolitionist who published editions of books that were bought mostly by frree African-Americans and that drastically increased his stands against slavery. -
Nat Turner leads a slave revolt in Virginia
Nat Turner lead revolts against his own slave owner and killed him. He then lead a group of 75 slaves to wreak havoc on the whites, he killed 60 whites. He and his men were killed, captured, and hung. -
American Anti-Slavery founded in Boston
Boston became an anti-slavery hub, Groups and Organizations were established that desired to ablish slavery in Boston frequently, -
Sarah Gimké's Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women
She first started out as an abolitionist for slavery and then she gradually went into women's rights and the equality of both men and women. -
Henry Highland Garet's ¨Address to the Slaves of the United States of America¨
His speech was to inspire the people to join the abolitionist movement -
Frederick Douglass published the North Star
The most influential black anti-slavery books that was published in the antebellum era -
Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York
A convention to discuss the rights of women which then inspired a series of conventions in other parts of the North. -
Harriet Tubmann escapes from slavery
She fled from slavery after her master died, she prayed for his death. -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
Part of the Compromise of 1850, the act allowed the return of fugitive slaves to their owners within the United States. -
Sojourner Truth's ¨Ain't I a Woman?¨ speech
Her speech is the response to what men had told her about how women she treated so well yet she received no such treatment because of the color of her skin. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
This novel published struck a spark in the nation's division in preparation of the civil war -
Republican Party Founded
Developed from the Whig party, the anti-slavery party branched off and formed the Republican party. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
This act gave Nebraska and Kansas sovereignty over their abolition of slavery. -
Civl War in Kansas known as ¨Bleeding Kansas:¨
Congress decided to let Kansas have popular soverignty and as a result, thousands of pro-slavery and abolitionists flooded the state clashing against each other. Kansas ultimately became a free state. -
Charles Sumner beating
Charles Sumner, a senator, was beaten by a representative of the house, Preston Brooks. After being beaten with a cane, Brooks was bailed out of jail and then returned to the south for banquets and gifts. He beat Sumner for the abolition of slavery. -
Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision
This decision was made and allowed the slave owners in the South to bring their slaves to the West if they were to move to the West. -
Lecompton Constitution rejected by Congress
The voters of Kansas had a chance to reject the Constitution and Lecompton's proposal. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Series of seven debates between the Democrats and the Republicans that was mostly about slavery. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
An attempt by a slave rebellion to attack the militia of Harper's Ferry, they failed after expecting an addition of slaves and U.S. Marines caught the rebel group. Brown was hung as a result after being tried.
