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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a plethora of clandestine passages used by abolitionists, fugitive, and runaway slaves to escape the clutch of captivity and unruly discrimination. Harriet Tuman is a significant component to the succession of the Underground Railroad. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Missouri Compromise was a deal that deemed Missouri as a slave state and to make all equivalent; Maine was deemed a free state because with every added slave state a free was bound to be added as well. Later repealed by the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso, a proposal to veto slavery from any Mexican obtained territory in the Mexican war. It was presented to the House of Reps, also it accumulated $2. Million to allow Polk to conclude a territorial settlement with Mexico. -
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Mexican-American War
Records state that this was the first off-soil war for the US. During this war, James K. Polk was the person in the office. This war initially started because at this time the US believed that it would be best to expand across to the Pacific Ocean and in that process, there was an interference with Mexico's territory which was a problem so the war began and the US won the war gaining the new territory that we still own today. -
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California Gold Rush
One would call this event the beacon of California because it attracted 300,000 people to California, not only across the united states but from abroad as well. Also, it was found by James W. Marshall. The finding of the gold has also made it into the markets as a currency able to be spent in the country. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in other words, the treaty of peace, friendship, limits and settlement between the US and The Mexican Republic was an agreement signed on February 2nd, 1848 clarifying the components listed above, also because Mexico was in great grief of their various defeats, therefore the treaty was proposed and signed. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a period of separation and territorial skirmishes. Within the compromise of 1850, there were a variety of acts put into place, and certain areas were claimed as south (slaved) and north (free) territories. -
Fugitive Salve Act
The fugitive slave act was a fragment of the compromise of 1850 between the South and the North. It was even renamed by the abolitionists, becoming the "bloodhound law". One might say that this was an event that just added fuel to the fire! -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A novel that accommodated anit-slavery, that also got banned because it was, as history states "a helpful lay of the roundwork for the Civil War". The author of the book is Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas, also known as the Border War was a series of disputes that derived from a political and ideological deliberation deciffering whether or not Kansas would be slavery would be legal (allowed) in Kansas. It was a pivotal issue impacted on slavery. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
An event drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois & President Franklin Pierce, in which the territories of Kansas and Nebraska were created (more like separated). The act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36, 30`. -
Caning of Sumner
The Caning of Charles Sumner is quite comical. Sumner was battered by Brooks in the result of Sumner derogating those of Brooks' relatives. All could agree that if someone were to derogate any family member of yours, you'd jump to their defense. In summation this explains Brooks' reasoning behind walloping Sumner. -
Lecompton Constitution
The Lecompton Constitution was basically a result of the "first constitution" (Kansas Nebraska Act). It was written by proslavery supporters, abstracted for Kansas territory. The Kansas Nebraska Act obviously didn't work adequately. Therefore this constitution was put into place. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry.
In this event, armed abolitionists made an attempt to commence a slave revolt to help overthrow a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Unfortunately brown and his low quantity of supporters were defeated by the US Marines.
