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Missouri Compromise
It was to preserved the balance between slave and free states in the senate. the differences between the north and the south grow into sectionalism. But the south wanted a better fugitive slave law. Sense the north did not want that the south seceded from the union. And made Main was a free state and Missouri as a slave state. -
Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott's decision was to sued for his freedom because he lived were slavery was outlawed and his owner died. The court's decision was he was to stall a slave. If the court said he was free that would be taking property away from someone. The court thought that was wrong. -
Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay proposed that California as a free state and while the rest of the new territories would have no limits on slavery. But there could not be slave trades in Washington D.C. because that meant the capital was for slaves. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas - Nebraska act resulted from another dispute over slavery in congress and plus when Kansas used popular sovereignty to see if they were going to be a slave state or a free state. When the south herd the news a group of border ruffians went into Kansas to vote for it to be a slave state and it worked. -
"Bleeding Kansas" - Sacking of Lawrence
A fight broke out between two groups. The Pro-slavery and the Antislavery group. They a armed bands of people from the two groups roamed the area -
Lincoln - Douglas Debates
The main topics they talked about is slavery.
They also talked about if territories should be slave states. Every one new mr. Douglas but Mr. Lincoln was pretty much unknown. So Douglas had a very good chance. -
Raid on Harpers Ferry (John Brown)
John Brown's target for the raid was a weapon arsonal so he can arm enslaved African Americans. He was ready to marty or die for his/ her beliefs. But his raid failed because of citizens and troops. The senate convicted him of treason and murder and he was hung. -
The election of Lincoln
The republicans promised not to disturb slavery where it existed, but the southerners didn't trust them. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina left the union because they didn't believe president Lincoln. When Lincoln began president the south debated to secession from the union and they did. But the southerners had to find reasons to secession with the theory of the state rights. -
Lincoln Inaugural Address
When he was getting ready a lot of people were wondering what he will say or do. THe people wonder what will happen to the slave states. -
Attack of fort Sumter
The day Lincoln took office the commander of fort Sumter rough we are low on supplies please send some. But on April 12, 1861, shots were fired on the fort and two days later the fort surrendered to the confederate.
