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The Compromise of 1850 including the Fugitive Slave State
The Compromise of 1850 was a compromise made between the North and the South. This compromise dealt with the expansion of territory and slavery. It consisted of five laws that were passed in September of 1850. It was created in order to balance the difference between free and slave states. -
1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska act was an act that allowed settlers from Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not slavery would be allowed in their state. This lead to the Missouri Compromise getting repealed and created two more territories. This lead to the uprising of “Bleeding Kansas” -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was the violence that struck out between pro-slavery states and anti-slavery states. This lead to the new territory created in Kansas. In all, 55 people were killed between 1855 and 1859. This number may not seem that big in the span of four years in todays time, but back then, this was a lot. -
Preston Brooks vs Charles Sumner
Preston a brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican. This attack nearly killed Sumner, and was sparked up because of a comment Sumner made days earlier about slave holders. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
In 1856 Supreme Court was arguing about whether or not Americans of African descent could soon in federal court. This was later decided in 1857, Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, weren’t allowed to sue in federal court. -
Lincoln-Douglas debates
These debates were a series of debates between the democratic senator (Douglas) and the republican (Abraham Lincoln during the senatorial campaign in 1858. This was mainly talking about the concerns and issues of slavery extension in the territories. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
On October 16, 1859, John browns nena group of of men left their farmhouse and captured citizens and seized federal armory and arsenal. Then of his men were killed, including two of his own sons. He was trialed for treason and murder, and was found gully on November 2nd. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln won the electoral college with less nap than a 40% of the popular vote nationwide. He didn’t carry a single slave state. In addition to this, the democracy split over the issue of slavery and the outcome of 1860 election pushed the nation into the civil war.