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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort to maintain the balance in Congress between free and slave states. It claimed Missouri as a free state, and Maine a free one. It later prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory, and in 1854 as reppealed by the the Kansas- Nebraska Act. Three years later it was declared unconstitutional by the Dred Scott case saying that Congress didnt have the authority to make those decisions. -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is a memoir of an written by a former slave, and abolishonist. He tells his life story and how as slaves, no one on the plantation knew their real names. This book commemorates Frederick Douglass and the hardships he faced to escape slavery. -
Free-Soil Party of 1848
The free soil party was a minor yet influential politicla party in the pre-Civil War period that opposed the expanson of slavery into Western territories. Fearful of the expansion of power in the gevernment Representative David Wilmont introduced his Wilmont Proviso in 1846 calling for the prohabitition of slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
California asked to enter as a free state in 1849 possibly upsetting he balace of power of free and slave states in the Senate. On January 29, 1850 Henry Clay introduced many resolutions in an ct to prevent any conflicts between the North and South. As a part of the Compromise the Fugitive Slave Act was ammended, and the slave trade in Washington D.C. was abolished, -
Fugative Slave Act
The Fugatve slave act allowd for the capture and return of runaway slaves, within the United States terriotry. When it was first authorized, it allowed the government to return runaway slaves, and penalize anyone who aided in their escape/flight. On 1850, harsher means of punishment were added in provsions, and is considered one the most controversial laws in the eary 19th century. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin revealed the dark reality of slavery. It's considered to be the second best selling book next to the bible. It was written in response to the Fugitive Slave Law hoping to persuade her fellow Americans to protest the law. -
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was the best condcctor of the Underground Railroad. After she escaped slavery, she went back and rescued 70 other slaves, while having a capture rate of $40,000. She longed for her family, so she took 13 trips h bring all them to freedom. In her travels, she made 19 trips to Maryland saving 300 people. She also rescued her 7 year old parents. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a period f violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. When the Missouri Act overrode the Compromise of 1850, states were given the decision on whether or not they wanted to be free or slave states. In an attempt to try and persuade theri decision, free states flooded Kansas. Violence soon started as both sides fought for control as John Brown led an anti-slavery group before his raid on Harpers Ferry. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed settelers of a territory to decide whether slavery should be allowed within the states borders. It overrode the Missouri Compromise adn arose conflicts between pro-slavery states and anti-slavery states. This led to a period of time called Bleeding Kansas and was a pathway to the Civil War. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
It ruled that Americans with African descent weren't considered citizens. Dred Scott v. Sandford also ruled that Congress lacked the power to ban slavery in Unoted States territories. Later on, it was decided that the rights of the slaveowners were constitutionally protected by the 5th amendment due to slaves being counted as property. -
The beginning of the Civil War
The civil was was fought betwee the Union and Confederate states. It began with the Battle of Fort Sumter when the Confederate soldiers open fired on the Union around Charelston Harbor. It was considered to be the bloodiest war in history. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented in 1793. It was simple machine that influenced the United States in a major way. The cotton gin had a huge impact on Southern States making them the cotton producing part of the country due to its ability to remove seeds form the bolls -
The Election of 1860
Southerners feared that if Lincoln won the presidency, it would lead to the demise of slavery.
