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Inland System Established in United States
The inland system transported slaves from the Chesapeake region to the Deep South. Slave traders would go from village to village picking up slaves and transporting them in coffles, columns of slaves bound to one another. This system contributed to the exapansion and ethics of slavery in the Deep South. -
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Slavery in the South During Antebellum Period
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"The Liberator" Published
"The Liberator" was an abolitionist newspaper that was started by abolotionist William Lloyd Garrison. "The Liberator" gained popularity in the North and helped with the start of the Anti-Slavery Society and Anti-Slavery Conventions. -
Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner, a slave, lead a rebellion against his master with his family and other slaves ending in over 55 white men, women, and children dead. Turner hoped to gain a lot of support but the white militia stopped him. This rebellion lead to stricter slave codes, limited black movement, and prohibited anyone form teaching slaves to read. -
Gag rule adopted in United States
The gag rule was passed by proslavery members of the House of Representatives that did not allow congress to discuss issues of slavery. This contributed to the length of slavery, because congress was not allowed to discuss it. -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War allowed the United States to gain more territory. Many of the Southerners wanted this new territory to allow slavery, while many Northerners did not want slavery. This lead to many debates and conflict about slavery that separated them and lead to the Civil War. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a secret connection of escape routes from the South to the North. It allowed many slaves to escape to freedom in the North. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the compromise of 1850. It allowed for slave masters to return their escaped slaves back to them even if they were in a free state. Many masters used this corruptly and took slaves that were not theirs. This lead to many debates on slavery and eventually the Civil War. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novle written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that told about the reality of slave life and changed many of the views of people in the North against slavery. This contributed to the fight against slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave popular sovereignty to the Kansas and Nebraska Territories, which meant the people in the territory decided if it allowed slaves or did not allow slaves. The North and South had opposing views which caused conflict that lead to "Bleeding Kansas". All of this conflict was a big factor to the beginning of the Civil War. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Dred Scott vs. Sandford was a very controversial case. Dred Scott said that he was a free man because he lived in a free state. But Chief Justice Roger B. Taney said that blacks, whether free or enslaved, had no rights and could not sue the federal court. This contributed to black's rights and eventually the Civil War.
