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Missouri Compromise
The M.S. was federal legislation in the U.S. that balanced the desires of northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it.
what did it do- the m.s drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel dividing the nation into competing halves/ half free, half slave.
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Nat Turner Rebellion
known as the Southampton Insurrection, Was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County Virginia in August 1831 Southerners were terrified, many innocent African Americans were killed, and there were more severe black codes passed. fell apart because it lacked organization and communication among the rebels, one of history's bloodiest and most effective.
ignited a culture of fear in Virginia that eventually spread to the rest of the South and said to have expedited the the Civil War -
Mexican-American War
The U.S. Army invaded Mexico from 1846 to 1848. The causes of the war were the continued claims to Texas from both the U.S. and Mexican governments.
mexico claimed this land as its territory and accused the u.s military of invasion.
the u.s won
after Mexico ceded to the US upper California and New Mexico
this war was important cause it paved the way for so many other important events, from the expansion and dispossession of Indigenous people, the Cali gold rush, and the U.S. Civil war -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the US Congress to ban slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican-American war, the conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was major, banned slavery anywhere in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico, it was very hated by the south
this was important because it was to prohibit the extension of slavery into the territories
In the end, the republican party won -
Gold Rush in California 1848-1849
population of fortune seekers in Cali began after gold
was found at Sutter's mill in 1848 and reached in 1852, the gold rush began on Jan, 24 when gold was found by James w. marshall in coloma, Cali
it was important because it created expansion of manufacturing and the service industries. -
Harriett Tubman and Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was a deeply spiritual woman who lived her ideals and dedicated her life to freedom. She is the Underground Railroad's best-known conductor and before the Civil War repeatedly risked her life to guide 70 enslaved people north to new lives of freedom -
Compromise of 1850
the Compromise of 1850
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state, and a territorial government was created in Utah -
Fugitive Slave Act
it was a law passed by the 31st United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers. made the hunting down of escaped slaves, even in free states, fully legal. To abolitionists, this represented a huge blow to their efforts. Not only had the federal government endorsed slavery, but it had also committed to preserving the institution indefinitely -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
Stowe's sincerity on the controversial subject of slavery encouraged others to speak out, further eroding the already precarious relations between northern and southern states and advancing the nation's march toward the Civil War. the problem of slavery and the treatment of humans as property, concepts that Stowe counterbalanced against the morality of Christianity. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin Pierce. by the residents of each territory. It repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas, or the Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859. It emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas. It significantly shaped American politics and contributed to the coming of the Civil War -
Dred Scott V. Sanford
Argued February 11–14, 1856 Reargued December 15–18, 1856 Decided March 6, 1857.Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, and therefore they could not enjoy the rights and privileges the Constitution conferred upon American citizens -
Lincoln-Douglass Debates
propelled Lincoln's political career into the national spotlight, while simultaneously stifling Douglas' career, and foreshadowing the 1860 Election. Lincoln's performance in the 1858 debates raised his reputation nationally. Lincoln's performance made his reputation nationally and by 1860, the Republican Party presidential candidate nominated him -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. It has been called the dress rehearsal for, or tragic prelude to, the American Civil War.It's important because it helped catapult the nation into the Civil War -
Presidential Election of 1860
The discontent was immediate. The election of 1860 proved to be the breaking point for an already unstable nation. By Lincoln's inauguration in March 1861, seven states from the Deep South had already left the Union. Lincoln closed his first inaugural address with a plea that his nation not be torn apart by war -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
Charleston Mercury on November 3, 1860. South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union on December 20, 1860. The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding South. When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the USA