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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a system of secret transportation in which slaves or African Americans used to escape from their homes. The exact date of the start of theUnderground Railroad is unknown, but it is seemed to be known that it started from the 18th century to the Civil War. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
This compromise stated that Missouri was a slave state and Maine was now a free state without any slaves. -
The Liberator - William Garrison
The liberator was a newspaper selection that told about the slave life. It mentioned all the good and bad times the African Americans had. -
Nat Turner's Slave Revolt
Nat Turner was a black slave that led a rebellion that was spreading down into the white south. This action set a new wave of legislation that prohibited education, movement, and assembly of slaves. -
Texas Annexation of 1844
The people of Texas had their own constitution that was made by an anonymous vote with their desire to make a Union of the United States. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an antislavery novel that helped lay the ground of the Civil War