Civil war 1850-1861 Connor Connealy

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  • Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

    Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

    Part of the Compromise of 1850, federal marshalls and law enforcement personel would be fined up to $1000 dollars for not apprehending a suspected runaway slave
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, this anti-slavery novel strengthened the beliefs of Americans in the North against slavery. Made Southern plantation owners angry.
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford Begins

    Dred Scott v. Sandford Begins

    Born slave Dred Scott sues for his family's freedom
  • Sumner Assault

    Sumner Assault

    Preston Brooks assaulted Senator Sumner with his heavy walking cane, in the Senate Chambers, until his cane broke.
  • Dred Scott Decision (Scott v. Sandford Ends)

    Dred Scott Decision (Scott v. Sandford Ends)

    People of African descent were not U.S. citizens and therefore were not protected by the Constitution
  • The Impending Crisis of the South

    The Impending Crisis of the South

    Hinton Rowan Helper's self-published anti slavery book, condemned slavery but not in the moralistic abolitionist way of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Series of debates between the then senator candidate Abraham Lincoln and Senaator Stephen Douglas over various topics including the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision and Bleeding Kansas
  • Raid on Harper's Ferry

    Raid on Harper's Ferry

    Raid on the U.S. Armory at Harper's ferry planned by John Brown
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    Election of the 16th president Abraham Lincoln
  • Secession (formation of the Confederate States of America)

    Secession (formation of the Confederate States of America)

    South Carolina secedes and forms the C.S.A. followed by the rest of the confederation