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The Fugitives Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act or Fugitive Slave Law 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. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
Uncle Tom's Cabin also known as Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by author Harriet Stowe. The novel, published in 1852, had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". -
Dred Scott Decision
The "Dred Scott Decision" was the decision that ruled that all Americans of African descent, free or slave, were not American citizens and lacked the right to sue in a Federal court. The Court Also ruled that Congress didn't/ lacked the power to ban slavery in the U.S territories -
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John Brown attacks Harper Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave rebellion in Southern states by taking over a United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. It has been called by many "the dress rehearsal for the Civil War." -
Abraham Lincoln Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. The election of Abraham Lincoln meant that he would abolish slavery. This caused multiple states to secede, some being Florida, Alabama, and Texas. A total of 6 states seceded from the US after the election. -
South Carolina Secedes
When the ordinance was adopted on December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first (of 11) slave state(s) in the South to declare that it had seceded from the United States. James Buchanan, the United States president at the time, declared the ordinance illegal but did not act to stop it.
