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Compromise of 1850
Who: North and South
What: Southerners were concerned about California being admitted into the states because they thought it threatened the balence between the slave and the free states.
Where: The United States of America
When: September of 1850
Outcome: California was made a free state and Texas was made a slave state. This event was significant to the civil war because it struck anger in both parts of the country which started the thoughts of a civil war. -
The Fugitive Slave Law
Who: free blacks, fugitive slaves, and abolitionists
What: the government set a law that started lots of riots and protests
When: around the time of the Compromise of 1850
Where: North and South, United States of America
Outcome: Eventually lead to other events on the same subject which lead to the Civil war, when slavery ended. This event was significant to the Civil War because it made the divide between the north and south even bigger and caused alot more tension. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
who: Harriet Beecher Stowe
what: Stowe wrote a novel called "Uncle Tom's Cabin" that really showed US Citizens and government officals how the slaves were treated and why slavery should be banned.
where:The United States of America
when:March 20, 1852
why: It was to promote anti-slavery
outcome: The novel helped lay the ground work of the civil war. This event is significant because it helped lean on the north side so people could see that side of the case and not just how the south felt. -
Bleeding Kansas
who: Pro-abolitionists and Pro-slavery
what: A series of violent confrontations involving pro-slavery citizens and anti-slavery citizens.
where: Kansas , a border state
when:1855-1861
why: The citizens wanted to proof that their side of the agrument was better.
outcome: It made lots of citizens angery causing the civil war tostart a few months later. The was signifiant because it was one of the major events that took place between the citizens directly. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
who: Dred Scoot representing all the slaves
what: This case determined whether all slaves were to be free or enslaved.
when: 1857
where: In the Federal Court
why: Dred Scott was fighting for the freedom of himself, his family, and his peers.
outcome: It was declared that the Federal Court could not free him. This event was significant because it shows what extents the slaves were willing to go to inorder to be free. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
who: John Brown
what: John Brown attempted to free slaves while raiding on Harper's Ferry.
when: October 16- October 18, 1859
where: Virgiana
why: To free slaves from the south.
outcome: John Brown was sentenced to death for his actions and hung on December 2, 1859 This event is significant because it shows the point of view of an abotionist and the limits they will go to.
