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Fugitive Slave Act
The original Fugitive Slave Act was originally passed in 1793 but later a new one was passed in 1850. The Fugitive Slave Act allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves. The newer one was allowing punishment with anyone involved, preventing capture, etc. -
Missouri Compromise
When Missouri and Maine applied to become states in the U.S, people would fear it would upset the balance between slave and free states. Henry Clay proposed there be an invisible line drawn at Missouri's border where the North of that would be free states and the south of that would be slave states. Maine joined as a free state and Missouri joined a slave state. -
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Civil War Causes
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Wilmot Provisio
The Wilmot Proviso was intended to eliminate slavery in the territory gained in the Mexican War. James K. Polk offered two million to discuss the terms of the treaty.
In fear of more slave states, Willmot voted for an amendment to the bill. -
Compromise of 1850
The dispute over land in the Mexican War was solved. Clay introduced several bills that adressed several issues involving the land dispute.
Stephen A. Douglass seperated the bills and all passed, allowing congress to avoid the issue. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Two territories from the Louisiana Territory applied to be apart of the Union which again, arose the issue of slave/free states. Stephen Douglas created the Kansas-Nebraska Act which would take popular sovereignty and use that to decide which state would be which. -
Bleeding Kansas
A time of violence during the time the Kansas-Nebraska Act where both the anti-slavery Northerners and the pro-slavery Southerners stormed into the border state and tried to influence their sides as much as possible -
Dred Scott v Stanford
A slave whose owner had passed, used to have him serve in a free state. When it was time to return to his home state after his owners passing, he went to court, saying he was due to be free due to his time in a free state.
The judge, being an adament pro slavery person, he denied him his rights. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Both men running for a place in office, they toured Illinois, giving speeches on the growing issue of the nation. Slave and free states. Lincoln spoke against the spread of slavery while Douglas argued every state should have the right to decide on it's own wether or not they would be a slave or free state.
