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The Missouri comprise
Henry Clay, a leading congressman, played a crucial role in brokering a two-part solution known as the MISSOURI COMPROMISE. -
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The Compromised of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the overall issue of slavery unsettled. -
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Abraham Lincoln's election
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. -
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Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin or life Among the Lowly that is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852 -
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Bleeding Kansas
Border War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian -
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Johns Brown's Raid
John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of HARPER'S FERRY, Virginia. -
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South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina acted first, calling for a convention to SECEDE from the Union. State by state, conventions were held, and the CONFEDERACY was formed. -
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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of fort Sumter was the Bombardment and surrender of fort Sumter ,near Charleston ,South Carolina ,that started the american Civil War . -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner,s Rebellion was also know as "Southampton Insurrection" it was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton county, Virginia ,During August 1831 led by Net Turner