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The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 were five laws that attempted to deal with the issues of slavery including the Fugitive Slave act, banning slave trade in Washington D.C. and California joining the union. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the novel was considered the best novel of the century, changed the way American viewed slavery, fueled the abolition movement, and contributed to the outbreak of war. -
Anthony Burn's Attempted Rescue
Abolitionists tried to rescue Anthony Burns from a courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. The attempt failed and Burns was ordered by President Pierce to be returned to his master showing reinforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The act introduced by Stephen Douglas, allowed the idea of popular sovereignty to decide if the two territories were to become a slave or free state. It also repealed the Compromise of 1850. -
Formation of Republican Party
A reaction to Bleeding Kansas, Northerners separated from the Democratic party to form the Republican party on the belief that slavery should not be spread and other ideas that separated them even more. -
Congressmen Beatdown
South Carolina Preston Brooks beats Massachusetts Charles Sumner with a cane because of insults in Sumner’s speech. North and South became more separated because of the representation in meeting. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scott was a Virginia Slave sued for his freedom. The ruling of Dred Scott’s lose determined that blacks were property who had no legal rights and was not recognized as a human being. -
Lecompton Constitution Rejection
The act rooted for Kansas to be a slave state. Even with the support of James Buchanan, there were enough opposition that it was sent back to Kansas for a vote; eventually, the bill was rejected. -
Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephan Douglas
Abraham Lincoln debated against Stephan Douglas on the topics of slavery. Lincoln lost the party election however many people took likings to him because of his way with words and his beliefs. -
John Brown’s Raid
John Brown, an extreme abolitionist, raided a military arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He hoped to arm southern slaves and lead an uprising against slavery. However Robert E. Lee caught him. -
Bleeding Kansas
As the result of anti and for slavery supporters rushing into the two states to vote, violence broke out between the two forces. Eventually after years of bloodshed the two states became free states. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
Lincoln won the election with 40% of the popular vote and the first Republican president. Southern states were threatened by his beliefs. By his inauguration, 7 states had seceded. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Union troops were starving in Fort Sumter so Lincoln used the opportunity of sending them food as a military strategy to get the South to “fire the first shots” of the war, giving the North a better look. -
Southern State Secessions
Because of Lincoln's election, Southern States South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee seceeded from the Union and became the Confederate of -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The first battle of Bull Run made Lincoln realize that the south will put up a fight and the he will need a lot more soldiers. Also people realized that the war isn’t light hearted. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation was a presidential proclamation that liberated all slaves. It freed more than 3 million slaves however not grant citizenship to freedmen. -
Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era included The Ten-Percent Plan(1863), allowing the South back into the union, Presidential Reconstruction(1865), because of Lincoln's assassination, and Radical Reconstruction(1867), putting soldiers in the South to maintain peace. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. It was passed on December 6, 1865. Problems such as Black Codes( blacks working for white with unfair pay) still existed. -
The 14th Amendment
The 14th amendment was a reconstruction amendment; it granted citizenship rights and equal protection of the law to everyone, including former slaves. The amendment was a response to the inequality the slaves had before the war. -
The Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten deal that settled the dispute of the 1876 election. It included troops being taken out of the south, Hayes in the white house, and formally ending the Reconstruction Era.
