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Missouri Compromise of 1820
Congress wanted to keep the balance of power between slave and free states. They passed a bill which drew an imaginary line at the southern boundary of Missouri, which forced any new states north of the line would be considered free and any south would be slave states. (BLUE) -
Nat Turner Slave Revolt
Slave revolt led by Nat Turner, biggest revolt by slaves as they killed 50 to 60 people. (RED) - This increased the want of slavery by the south as they felt they needed to be kept under controle. -
Texas Annexation of 1844
The greatest territorial expansion for the United States as they defeated Mexico to win over the land know known as Texas. (BLUE) -
The Wilmot Proviso
This was designed to eliminate slavery within the land gained after the Mexican war. President James K. Polk looked to the appropriation of $2 million as part of a bill to negotiate the terms of a treaty. (RED) -
Underground Rail Road
Was a network of secret routs and safe houses used by slaves to escape to free states. (RED) - This angered the South as the North was helping the slaves become free. -
Compromise of 1850
This was five separate bills passed my the United States congress which stopped a four year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories gained during the Mexican-American war.(BLUE) -
The Missouri Crisis
When Congress tried to defuse sectional and political rivalries caused by Missouri wanting to be a slave state. Which at the time the United States had 22 evenly divided states. (RED) - This led to arguments between North and South as Missouri becoming a slave state would unbalance the slave to free state ratio. -
Fugitive Slave Law
These were laws passed by congress to provide for the return of slaves who escaped form one state into another. (RED) - This caused up rage in the north as the wanted to abolish slavery. -
Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was published after she encountered the fugitive slave laws and the underground railroad. This novel changed many peoples views on slavery. (RED) -
Formation of the Republican Party 1854
Upper mid Western states were interested in creating a new presidential party, which is generally remembered as the Republican party. (BLUE) -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide themselves wether or not to have slavery. This act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise. (BLUE) -
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", or "southern yankees" elements in Kansas. (RED) -
Dredd Scott Supreme Court Decision
Dredd Scott,a slave, sued Emerson for saying he was not a free slave. The first court case Scott won but Emerson appealed. This led to the Supreme Court decision which stated that in the constitution there is nothing to protect slave rights as Scott is not free. (RED) -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
This was a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate.These debates were about trying for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. (RED) - Even thought Douglas eventually won, this lead to popularizing Lincoln and eventually leading him to win the later election for president. -
John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry
This was an attempted by John Brown who initiated an armed slave revolt at Harper's Ferry trying to take over the United States arsenal.(RED) -
Election of 1860
A running for president as Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. (RED)- This enraged the south as Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery. -
William Garrison publishes The Liberator
William Garrison wrote a novel called, "The Liberator," which clarified the position of the NEW ABOLITIONISTS. Garrison was not interested in compromise. (BLUE)
