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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was federal legislation of the United States that balanced desires of northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion, historically know for be a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831.The slaves had killed between 50 and 60 peoples. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. The conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War. -
Mexican-American War
This conflict arose over territorial disputes following the annexation of Texas. The U.S. victory resulted in significant land acquisition, including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and more. -
Gold Rush in California
Following the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill, thousands flocked to California in search of fortune, leading to rapid population growth and the eventual admission of California as a state. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Part of the Compromise of 1850, this law mandated that escaped enslaved people be returned to their owners, increasing tensions in the North and leading to resistance movements -
Harriett Tubman and Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was a key figure in the Underground Railroad, a network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North and Canada. Tubman personally led many missions to rescue enslaved individuals. Image Suggestion: A portrait of Harriet Tubman or a depiction of the Underground Railroad. -
Compromise of 1850
This set of laws aimed to ease tensions between free and slave states, admitting California as a free state, implementing the Fugitive Slave Act, and allowing popular sovereignty in other territories -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, this novel depicted the harsh realities of slavery and galvanized anti-slavery sentiments in the North, becoming a bestseller and influential in shaping public opinion -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty, leading to violent conflicts known as "Bleeding Kansas." -
Bleeding Kansas
A series of violent confrontations between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in Kansas, highlighting the intense conflict over slavery and foreshadowing the Civil War -
Dred Scott V. Sanford
Dred Scott v. Sanford was a landmark in 1857.frican American Dred Scott was not a citizen and I can't follow this freedom. So the Congres could not prohibit slavery in the territories. -
Lincoln-Douglass Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were a series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. The subject was mostly about the slavery and the land. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
In 1859 John Brown's tried to do a raid of the slave. He failed attempt to seize a federal arsenal in Virginia but the raid was really quickly end. And john was captured and gone in prison -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
In December 20 1860 The South Carolina became the federal Union. Once than Abraham Lincoln (known opponent of slavery) was elected president, him and the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina -
Presidential Election of 1860
The Presidential Election of 1860 was marked by intense division over slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate won