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missouri comp. of 1820
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the Missouri compromise was a federal statute in the United States that regulated slavery in the country's western territories. The compromise by henry clay, agreed to by the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress and passed as a law in 1820. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. -
wilmot proviso
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david wilmot
mexico
slave owners were not allowed to take slaves into new territory to prevent slavery but this law was never passed -
compromise of 1850
picture linkhenry clay
The Compromise of 1850 was a compromise that added on California as a free state. This meant that there were now 16 free states and 15 slave states. Since there was now an unbalance in the amount of slave and free states, a law was passed called the fugitive slave law. This law was a law that required all slaves (runaway or free) to be returned to their masters. The Northerners did no -
fugitive slave act
picture linkthis act requested northerns to capture runaway slavesby congress but south opposed because they felt it was against states rightsalso uncle toms to critixe the act -
bleeding kansas
picture linkhenry clay
united states
was a series of fights between the topic for and against slavery because some states wnted to be free -
kansas nebraska act
picture linkstephen douglas
kansas / nebraska
People everywhere wanted to know if the western land that has been undiscovered would be free territory or slave territory. An act was past called popular sovereignty which meant that the people in the area all decide on an issue or issues. Many anti-slavery forces were angered by this act. The Republican Party was formed as an anti-salvery movement. It was understood that if you were in the Republican Party at that time, you were against slavery. -
dred scott v. sanford
picture linkby the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. -
lincoln-duglas debates
picture link The Lincoln Douglas Debates was a debate between Abraham Lincoln (opposed slavery) and Stephen Douglas (supporter of popular soereignty and slavery). Lincoln was not widely known at the time of this debate. This debate will soon play a huge role in the future because after this debate, Lincoln is widely kown and establishes himself as a leader of the Republican Party. This helps him win presidency
