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Missouri Compromise
The support of abomination increased and people became concerned with the growth of slavery as it moves out to the west. The North and the South had debates over the growth of slavery. Henry clay, who was very well known as the great compromiser said that Maine will be admitted as a free state and Arkansas will be admitted as a slave state. The Missouri Compromise were a bunch of laws that help balance both sides. -
The Nullification Crisis
In 1828 and 1823 the law of tariffs made southern states such as south Carolina feel like these tariffs were unfair and only supported the North. Vice president John C. Calhoun said that any state could nullify a federal law and it is considered unconstitutional. South Carolina threatened to succeed because the federal government denied it. Henry Clay made a compromise that will reduce the taxes. -
Compromise of 1850
After the union won the war against Mexico the congress had a lot of debates on weather to admit it as a slave or free state. Henry Clay helped made a compromise between the north and the south. California would be admitted as a free state and slave trade would be abolished in Washiongton D.C. The Congress would not pass laws banning slavery from the rest of the territories won from mexico. A lot of people felt like this saved the union. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The congress passed the fugitive slave act. This act permitted the capture of African Americans who went to the north to escape bondage. This convinced many abolitionist that radical measures were necessary to end slavery. John Browns tension went high and so did the Civil War. -
Bleeding Kansas 1855
Kansas was going to enter the union there was going to be an election of a official state legislature. There were 5000 people from Missouri who came to Kansas to vote for pro slavery . The outcome of that was Kansas was now had a prostate legislature. Anti-slavery then started their own government and they got attacked by the people that were for pro slavery. John Brown ended having an idea that wasn't very good and he murdered a bunch of pro slavery people. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who tried to sue for his freedom. His argument was he lived in a free territory and he should be free and not considered a slave. According to the constitution African Americans were not considered citizens. They called them property and that he was property of his owner and he could not be taken from his owner without due process of law. -
Attack on Harpers Ferry
John Brown was trying to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom. He wanted to capture the arsenal at the army base located in Harper's Ferry, Virginia to arm the slaves. He wanted to send the word out to "rally" the slaves to join him in his fight, but sadly none followed him. His men were captured and 10 were killed. John brown was then sentenced to death and the slavery issue raised tensions. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln won the election. Even though he states that he will do nothing to abolish slavery, the southerners did not trust him. Right after he was elected the southern states began to try to secede from the union.
