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Missouri Compromise
Missouri was to enter the union as a slave state. This balance of power get Congress upset. A compromise was created over this issue. The solution was that Missouri would enter as a slave state. From then on, no slavery was to be permitted above the Mason Dixon line. But, Maine would enter as a free state to keep the equal balance and slave and free states. -
Compromise of 1850
There was vast land acquired from the Mexican American War. The states California, Utah, and New Mexico wanted to enter the Union. The North really fears the expansion of slavery. But, the South really want slavery, and believe Congress does not have the right to abolish slavery. California enters as a free state, and the decision for whether slavery will exist or not in t New Mexico and Utah territory is determined by Popular Sovereignty. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that gave the okay to capture free blacks in the North and send them back to slavery and as well capture fugitive slaves back to slavery. Although, many Northerners are furious and disgusted by this act, some do it for business. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
The United States wanted to build a railroad to connect the west coast to the rest of the United States territory. The problem was where to build the railroad? The problem was that they had to organize the territory in order to build a railroad. The South wanted to repeal the Missouri Compromise. Kansas and Nebraska were divided, and popular sovereignty decides if slavery exists within state borders. -
Bleeding Kansas
Pro-slave and Anti Slave groups were both settled in Kansas. They both declared two different capitals. The Pro-slave group wants slavery in Kansas, and the Anti Slave group wants Kansas a free state. The idea of Popular Sovereignty was a failure; does not work. In 1856, mass killings, raids, and burning buildings were the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
Supreme Court: Dred Scott vs Sanford of 1859
Dred Scott sued for his freedom after the death of his master. He believed he should be free since his master left him in free territory. After eleven years the case made it to the U.S Supreme Court. Dred Scott being in a free state did not make him a free man. A 7-2 ruling claimed that he was not a citizen of any of the states, and Congress never had the right to ban slavery in any territory in the United States because slaves are property. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
A white abolitionist by the name of John Brown initiated a slave revolt. He took over a United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry Virginia. John Brown died December 2,1859. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes President in 1860
Abraham Lincoln becomes President in 1860, which angers the South because they believe he will abolish slavery. Abraham Lincoln does make clear that he will not abolish slavery. Congress made efforts with the South to try to protect slavery in the South where it existed. Congress was not able to fulfill this compromise. The slave holders in the South did not trust Abraham Lincoln. This will cause the South to withdraw from the Union. -
The South Secedes from the Union
Due to the election of Abraham Lincoln, the southern states started to secede.Congress made efforts with the South to try to protect slavery in the South where it existed. Congress was not able to fulfill this compromise.South Carolina seceded first from the Union. Then, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. The Southern Constitution emphasizes states rights and limits central government power. -
Invasion of Fort Sumter
The invasion of Fort Sumter was the start and the first battle of the Civil War. A fight at Fort Sumter arose. South Carolina was the cause of the first shots fired during the beginning of the Civil War.
