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3/5 Compromise
3/5 of the population of black slaves would be counted for representation for the taxes, and representation of members in the House of Representatives. -
Missouri Compromise
It regulated slavery in the US. North of Lousiana making slavery illegal in northern states and legal in southern states.Missouri became part of the union and made it a slave state so Maine was added into the union as a free state. Keeping the amount of free and slave states even. -
Indian Removal Act
Act signed by president Andrew Jackson. Negotiation with Native Americans in the south for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi river in exchange for their land and homes. Resulting in the Trail of Tears. -
Fugitive Slave Act
It was part of the Compromise of 1850 that was set in palce by congress. Was an act set in place to have runaway slaves captured were to be returned to their masters. The problem was people were able to return runaway slaves for a reward because of a simple description that would match many slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel written by a woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe. People thought that it was the reason for the start of the Civil War. It was a novel that was read by many poeple in the 19th century. The novel told about a black slave and the hardships he went through while being a slave. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and opened land for new settlement. The Missouri Compromise of 1850 was not in effect and allowed the states to determine if slavery would be allowed or not by popular sovereignty. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was an African American slave who was passed down when his master died and son took over. He was first owned in a southern state brought into than later brought into free territory and felt he had the right to be freed. Sued unsuccessfully for his freedom in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
