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Mexican War
Earned many New states still wondering if they were going to be slave states or not. All compromises over slavery in this new land would fail. sectionalism between the North and South would reach the breaking point, the Civil War. -
California Gold Rush
The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush, arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century. As news spread of the discovery, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco and the surrounding area; by the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory was some 100,000 -
Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This law was meant to organize new northern states in the midwest for a northern railroad. The south worried because this land was above 36 30. -
John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry
John Brown and his followers seized a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Brown intended to smuggle military weapons to the south and start a major slave rebellion. Brown was stopped, captured, and executed.
