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William Lloyd Garrison launches The Liberator
Garrison stirs the creation of more anti-slavery movements that eventually led up to the abolition of slavery. -
Nat Turner leads a slave revolt in Virignia
The rebellion was the largest in human history and led to the creation of anti-rebellion laws meant to oppress further uprisings. -
Sarah Grimke's Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women
These letters put a spotlight on the roles of women and defending their rights and equal freedoms in all aspects of society. -
American Anti-Slavery founded in Boston
Eventually lead to the split of anti-slavery ideas, forming radical abolitionists and moderate abolitionists. The national convention of the A.A.S. widened this gap, but they united in the civil war to finally win their rights. -
Henry Highland Garnet's "Address to the Slaves of the United States of America"
He adovocated slaves to stand up to their oppressors and fight for their cause. His speech instiled courage and determination in the once hopeless minds of so many. -
Frederick Douglass published the North Star
As one of the most influential antislavery papers of this era, Douglass denounced slavery as well as fighting for the freedom of all oppressed groups. -
Women's RIghts Convention at Seneca Falls, New York
Over 200 women and slaves came together to declare their grievences and resolutions to the problems of male superiority and slavery. Men, women, and slaves came together to form the Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances that started the women's suffrage movement. It's events such as these that helped to finally created the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote. -
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery
Tubman used her escape to help free more than 300 slaves through the underground railroad -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
It awakened a sense of irritance and hatred in the North towards the appalling South. They would not stand for such horrible injustice against anyone; especially blacks. -
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner became a role model for other women abolitionists and also anti-slavery abolitionists. From her famous speech, she had the confidence to also be aleading during the civil war and stand up for her strong beliefs. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
The novel and newspaper article called americans to question their views on slavery and see the true inhumanism that it enbodies. -
Civil War in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas"
A battle started in opposition of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, it was a blood bath over slavery. This event grew tensions leading up to our national civil war a few years later. -
Republican Party founded
A political victory for the northerners, whom strengthened by republican roots began working toward winning a presidency. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
Started a chain reaction of towards local and civil war. It went against the north's Missouri Compromise; upsetting many northern citizens who were against slavery. -
Charles Sumner beating
Served as a symobl of the inevitable civil war soon to come. People are growing antsy, the government is growing antsy, war is on it's war. -
Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision
This event was one of the first of many to jump start the civil war. It stirred abolitionists up and made them begin to patronize the Supreme Court for being "southern sided." -
Lecompton Constitution rejected by Congress
The differing opinions of James Bucanan and Stephen A. Doulglas on the acceptance of this constitution gave way to a separation in the democratic party. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
These debates gave Lincoln the national presense he needed; giving the public a look inside of his mind. Eventually, these debates led up to his election and finally, victory in winning the presidency. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Northerners rose up on behalf of Brown's cause and deep longining for freedom of slaves, while Southerners were appaled by his acts of rebellion and "black loving." -
Election of 1860
This was basically a republican campaign, in which the party had it's time to shine and gain sponsers. The extreme differences in views on slavery and pressure from the election set up the civil war's beginning.
