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Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an agreement between the North and the South. When Maine decide to join the United States they were affiliated with the North. When the North had more states then the South, Missouri became apart of the South to even out the amount of power between the North and the South. This compromise also prohibited slavery above the latitude 36º30'. This decreased the tensions between the North and the South because both sides got what they wanted. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was an act that Pennsylvania Congressman David Wilmot Proposed to congress. Wilmot helped outlaw slavery in the new territory that the United States had won in the Mexican war in 1846-1848. Wilmot help set a balance between the North and the South. This event decreased tensions between the North and the South. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 dealt with many issues. The main issues that were resolved were: The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and Slavery was abolished in Washington D.C. Also California became a territory and joined the south while a territory was set up in Utah and New Mexico. This event decreased the tensions between the North and the South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by congress in 1854. This Act allowed the two states, Kansas and Nebraska, to decide for themselves wether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the decision of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. This increased tension between the North and the South. -
Dredd Scott Supreme Court Decision
The Dredd Scott v. John F.A. Sandford case ruled in the favor of John F.A. Sandford. This court case ruled that a slave in a free territory or free slave state was still not an american citizen. This Increased the tension between the North and the South -
John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry
John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry was a short siege between an armed abolitionist group lead by John Brown against a U.S. weapons depot. John's raid was unsuccessful and left 17 civilian & troop deaths. The raid was supposed to help start an armed slave revolt which inevitably failed. Slaves did not hear about the revolt until it was already happening and is what aided the U.S. Marines in their victory. This event Increased tensions between the North and the South.
