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Missouri Compromise
The United States was split dead even with 11 slave states and 11 free states. James Monroe was in office in 1820 during this event,. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
it was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and in the book it shows how abusive some slave owners were to their slaves. Northerners were very disgusted while the southerners felt misinterpreted. the president during this time was John Tyler. -
Wilmot Proviso
it was 2,000,000 dollars to contribute to resolving the Mexican American was and the proviso was introduced by David Wilmot in the house of reps. The president during this time was James K. Polk. -
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor served in the army for four decades and commanded troops in the War of 1812. Also, Zachary Taylor became a War Hero for his service in the Mexican War. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a fugitive slave act passed in Washington D.C. This ended slave trades and auctions for slaves in Washington D.C. The presidents during this time were Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. -
Millard Filmore
Millard Fillmore got the Compromise of 1850 passed, which led to a truce between the two sides -
Fugitive Slave Act
Also named the Bloodhound Law, the Fugitive Slave Act was when southerners kidnapped free, black people, and acted like they were runaway slaves. The president during this time was Millard Fillmore. -
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was a northern democrat who signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and also enforced the Fugitive Slave Act. -
the Creation of the Republican Party
it was founded by the northern states, the republican party quickly became the principal opposition to the Democratic party. This party opposed the expansion of slavery by the southerners who were democrats. The president during this time period was Franklin Pierce. -
Kansas Nebraska act/ Bleeding Kansas
this act allowed people of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on if they want to be a free or slave state. it was proposed by Senator Stephen Douglas. The president at this time was Franklin Pierce. This caused controversy between the Northerners and the Southerners. -
Sumner Caning
Preston Brooks used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner. Preston did this in retaliation for a speech that Charles Sumner gave two days earlier where he criticized slaveholders. Charles Sumner was almost beat to death by Preston Brooks. The president during this time was Franklin Pierce. -
James Buchanan
When James Buchanan was president, he tried to create peace between the northern and southern states but it only got worse. A month after he left office, the Civil War started. -
The Dred Scott Case
Fred Scott was ruled 7-2 by the Supreme Court that he did not have freedom as a black man even though he lived in a free state because African Americans could never be citizens of the United States. -
Lincoln-Douglous Case
The Case between Lincoln and Douglas had much importance towards slavery and the state's rights. They also asked questions that would influence political discourse. -
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry was a raid by John Brown and his sons at an arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. John Brown thought that many slaves would come out to help him in the raid but nobody did. John Brown's raid failed miserably. -
Lincoln's Election of 1860
Lincoln beat John C. Breckinridge who was a southern democratic. This was important because if Lincoln won, the southern, pro-slavery states, would leave the Union. Lincoln ended up winning the election because of the huge northern population and the southerners left the Union and created a new party called the Confederates. -
Southern Secession
The southern secession occurred because of a man named Abraham Lincoln was elected who was anti-slave. The southern secession is the breaking off of the southern-pro-slave states from the Union to make the Confederate states.
