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Compromise of 1850
These 5 documents were created to make known of which states would be allowed to own slaves and which states were slave-free -
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Events Leading up to The Civil War
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas is a time period in which the north and the south fought over whether Kansas was to become a slave-state or a free state. this lead to a conflict in which caused many casualties. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
An act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, this is only detrimental to American society at the time because of whether they were going to make these territories slave states or not. -
Dred Scott vs Sandford
This is a court case of Dred Scott, who was an enslaved African American who was taken to Illinois, a free-state, by his owners and then back to Missouri, a slave state. Dred Scott took this as an opportunity to appeal for his freedom by going to court saying that he was a free man when he stepped foot into Illinois. this however led to him being told that the Us Constitution wasn't meant for African Americans. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
A series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Steven A. Douglas. This was one of the longest series of debates in US history. Abraham Lincoln was a representative of the Republican Party and Steven A. Douglas was a representative of the Democratic Party. -
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
The abolitionist John Brown rallied a group of his fellow abolitionists and seized the US arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He did this in the hopes of initiating a slave revolt. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
In 1860, the Republican Party was deemed the winner of the election. This resulted in the 19th President, Abraham Lincoln, being elected; Hannibal Hamlin was elected alongside him as the Vice President. -
Start of the Civil War
This day marks the start of the civil war, which will bring about a new era of progress.
