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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty brought in the land that would become California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. -
Election of 1848
The free soil party ran, and although having no effect on the election, they got people to think about how the next land addition would be angled on the terms of slavery -
Compromise of 1850
The measures contained in this act caused a further divide between the North and the South. The north did not want the Fugitive Slave Law and the South feared more free states entering the union -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published
Harriet Beecher Stowe published a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a historical fiction based on the lives of the slaves she helped. It was a big eye opener for northerners and royally pissed off the southerners, causing tensions to rise. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Added the land that would become Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas and raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. -
The Know Nothing party
Originally a secret society, this party rose to fill the power void after the Whigs fell apart. They were extremely Protestant, hated Catholics, and wanted very strict rules for immigrants -
The Dred Scott Case
After living in a free state alone for some time with his family, Scott's owner died and his daughter ordered them back. He and his family sued her for wrongful enslavement and the re-slaving of him after being in a free state. -
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Stephen Douglas challenged Abraham Lincoln to a battle of ideals. After 7 debates throughout Illinois Douglas won, but people started to see something in Lincoln -
Bleeding Kansas
Was a very bloody conflict in Kansas about its stance on slavery. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
The raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
