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Missouri Compromise
The request for Missouri to join the union. It was not a long term solution. The House passed a bill stating that Missouri is now a slave state. -
Wilmot Proviso
David Wilmot proposed an act to band slavery in the land the U.S. got from Mexico. Southerners got mad because they wanted slavery to spread. -
Compromise of 1850
California became a free state. New Mexico could be a free state. Washington D.C. would not allow trading or selling to slaves. This was a temporary solution. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
This act required all citizens to help catch any runaway slaves. Anyone who helped a slave could be fined or imprisoned. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, which stunned people with her description of slavery, and got the people angry over slavery. -
Kansas/Neebraska Act
This was a bill that stated that a state could allow slavery by popular sovereignty. A dispute over slavery erupted in congress. Having free states was also brought up. Many people felt this undid the Missouri compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
An outbreak of violence in Kansas because Kansas was anti-slave. 2000 slave supporters attacked Kansas because many people against slavery moved to Kansas. -
Dred Scott Decision
A court case to free Dred Scott to a different owner. He didn't win the case or freedom. Dred Scott went to court to be freed from his current owner. Part of the reason why he didn't win is because slaves aren't considered citizens and only citizens can sue. -
Lincoln- Douglas Debates
Lincoln and Douglas were trying to get a seat in Senate by having debates. The topic was slavery. Lincoln was talking about not having slaves and Douglas was talking about keeping the slaves. The southerners feared Lincoln because they thought he was going to take their slaves away. -
John Browns Raid
John Brown and an army he put together attacked slave owners. The overall goal for him was to help slaves. He took the owners hostage. After he was caught he was tried and hanged. This motivated the North and South and sepparated the sides even more. Now the South had something to fight against. -
Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln was elected president even though his name wasn't on the ballet in some southern states. This pushed the south toward secession because of what Lincoln would do about slavery. -
Secession of South Carolina
South Carolina opposed Lincoln's election and voted to break away from our country. They didn't want to be part of the United States. South Carolina was the first state to break away from the U.S.. The nation heads to war as Lincoln tries to preserue the Union.