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U.S. Constitution – 3/5th Compromise
The three/fifth compromise was an agreement between the North and the South, being passed by James Madison. The compromise essentially said that three/fifths of a slave states slaves, would be added and counted towards a states population. This benefited the South the most, because it their greater population would hep with representation, taxes, and votes for each state. -
Northwest Ordinance
It was rules and laws that were made to control how many states there could be added further northwest, and what rules needed to be followed to make a state, a state. Any expansion northwest for states, was anywhere from a minimum of three and a maximum of five. Any land that was made under the Union in the northwest, slavery was illegal, and major allowance to civil liberties, and fair treatment towards to Indians. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The act was made to ensure that slaves weren't able to just run and escape, without any consequences, and being retuned to the slave owner. It allowed for arrestment of any escaped slaves, and a trial could be made to decide if the alleged slave was the right one, as well as a certificate for further evidence. Some people that wanted to aid some of the slave, would help them move to New England or Canada. However, anyone that was caught helping a slave escape would be fined up to $500. -
Invention of Cotton Gin
Created by Eli Whitney, the original version of the cotton gin was a smaller sized machine that could sperate cotton seeds from the fibers with ease. As more and more time went on, they would get bigger, and could produce more and more cotton than ever before, nearly 50 pounds of cotton per day. -
Ban on Slave Importation
This ban was to stop any more people going from and to America with slaves. And for those who tried to move past this law would be would be punished heavily, but some slave were still being illegally brought to America from Spanish Florida and Texas. Even though this was the one of the first acts to stopping slavery, this ban never ended slavery, or the selling of slaves. -
The Missouri Compromise
Although this is the date that Congress passed the compromise, it wasn't a law until James Monroe signed it to be on March 6, 1820. The compromise was three new rule and laws that were added to America, Maine became a free state, Missouri was a slave state. Slavery had become prohibited in the Louisiana territory, specifically, anywhere north of the 36°30′ parallel. This was the law that split the North from the South more clearly. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
This rebellion was led by no other, than Nat Turner, a preacher, who led a rebellion against the white people of Southampton County, Virginia. He and a few other free and enslaved men had this rebellion for a few days, killing about 60 white men, women, and children. Because of this, Virginians, and most of the South, were terrified from how dangerous this rebellion got, which led to stricter law to slaved people, such as lower education, movement and assembly. -
South Carolina Nullification Crisis
The nullification crisis was a bitter feud between the federal government and South Carolina, specifically over tariffs and state rights. South Carolina viewed the tariffs as being "null, void, and no law" with them also not having to deal with tariff, and if the government would force them, South Carolina would threatened with secession. -
Organization of Underground Railroad
The underground Railroad were routes and lines that many enslaved people took to escape the South, leading them to the North and Canada. During these long routes, they would stop at safe houses, churches, barns, and any close by businesses. People that are famous for helping slaves escape were Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett, letting thousands of slaves escape to freedom. -
Wilmot Proviso
Proposed by David Wilmot, the Wilmot Proviso would have banned slavery from any of the new territories America gained after the Mexican-American War. It originally passed through the House of Representatives, but not the Senate, and later he tried again in February nest year, but it still failed. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This is the treaty that ended the Mexican-America war, with Mexico giving up large amounts of land, and money. Mexico had to give up about a few total states, such as California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, along with parts of other states. For the money, America had paid 15 million dollars for the states, while Mexico was 3.25 million dollars in debt by the US. -
Compromise of 1850
During this time period, California wanted, and did, become a free state, nearly upsetting the equality between free and slave states. Slave trade was banned in Washington D.C, but not the idea of slavery, and the fugitive slave law was stronger and more strict. Texas gained northern and western boarders, while there was a government territory for Utah and New Mexico, with no ideas if any of those states would be free or slaves states. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin was a story highlighting the hardships and punishments slaves underwent. Uncle Tom was a slave being transported for auction, after being treated unfairly and cruelly, yet with high nobility, dignity and during his time, safes the life of a girl, and got her father to buy Tom. In the end she dies wanting all the slaves her dad's slaves to be free, but dies and Tom has a new, cruel owner. Due to the book's controversy, it was all in the South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act was to settle the dispute the land west of Missouri, between two new state territories, Kansas and Nebraska. This act had also established the idea of popular sovereignty, which allowed the territories to decide if they would or would not allow slavery. Both sides of slavery were deeply upset by this new law, because it went against the Missouri Compromise, leading to people to Kansas for battle, nicknaming the state "Bleeding-Kansas -
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Bleeding Kansas
This was the breaking point between pro-slavery and anti-slavery Americans, battling it out in the state of Kansas. People rushed to Kansas because they wanted popular sovereignty to make it a slave state, since this happened during the Kansas-Nebraska. -
Charles Sumner Attacked
During this time, the idea of slavery, either being abolished or allowed, was pretty controversial leaving congress to never bring it up. But during one of Congress' meetings, Charles Sumner brought it up, talking about "denouncing" slavery, with Southerner Brooks unappeased by this speech. He beat Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor, making him bleed unconscious, nearly killing him, calling this the "Caning of Sumner", bringing more tension between North and South. -
Dred Scott Decision
This debate was about Dred Scott, and enslaved African American abolitionist, and his owner and brother Emerson and Sanford, respectively. This debate set up the idea that enslaved African Americans weren't classified as citizens, but as property. This also caused the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional, because there was still unfair rules set to slaves, no matter where they lived, and with Congress not being able to prevent or limit slavery in other territories. -
John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry
John Brown's intention for this raid, was to begin a slave revolt, causing ruckus to go against slavery, and captured slave owners. He and his supporters captured and seized military armories and arsenal, wanting to battle slavery out and arm any accompanying slaves. Due to other crimes that were committed, he and his group were captured, and Brown was tried for treason, murder, and rebelling against slavery. -
Lincoln’s election
This election was between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, with the huge thing to keep in mind was the safety in slavery and state rights. In the end, Lincoln was elected president, leaving most either overjoyed, or absolutely upset, over him taking office, because of his hatred over slavery. Lincoln viewed slavery has unright and unconstitutional, wanting to abolish it for good, but not wanting to start a war with the North and South, which looked inevitable. -
South Carolina Secedes from Union
Because of Lincoln's dislike to slavery, and his recent election, South Carolina seceded because of the fear that slavery would become abolished if they stayed. They also thought this, because the having a republic president in office, would cause other government officials to become anti-slavery, causing the end of slavery to sound inevitable. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Even though this was after all the events, this was the main event that first started the Civil War, with Confederate troops shooting and firing on the Charleston Harbor, Fort Sumter. However, the Union forces did surrender, and the Confederacy won after around a day. -
Civil War Timeline
(Not related to the timeline it's self)
Made by Camden Faust
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