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Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a series of secret routes and homes established by Harriet Tubman. This was used by African-American slaves to escape slavery and to gain freedom. The underground railroad was highly praised by other slaves. This caused massive resettlement of African Americans and also caused slave owners to be even more strict. This was also used by other groups, such as the Quakers. (http://bit.ly/2v8pK4R) -
Invention of the cotton gin
Reduced time it took to separate the seeds from the fibers. This invention caused slavery to go up in demand because cotton was so profitable. (http://bit.ly/2keLILE) -
Brooks Sumner Event
Senator Charles Sumner was known for his deep commitment to civil rights and was a anti-slavery leader in late 1840s. He purposely engaged in disarmament efforts and school reforms. Orator and Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was known for his deep commitment to the cause of civil rights and emerged as an antislavery leader in the late 1840s. The Harvard-educated lawyer had previously engaged in disarmament efforts and prison and school reforms. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort made by the Congress to get rid of political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state where slavery is permitted. This was significant because it set a pattern for the enlargement of United States without upsetting "free" and slave-holding states. http://bit.ly/2yd8FWA -
Tariff of 1828 & Nullification Crisis
The Tariff of 1828 & Nullification Crisis was a political crisis which involved the Federal Government and South Carolina. It occurred after South Carolina that federal Tariffs of 1832 and 1828 were unconstitutional. The tariff caused economic hardship on the civilians of the south and caused them to be very irate and bitter. (http://bit.ly/2xBRzzC) -
The Liberator is published
The Liberator was a newspaper that was published weekly that was created by William Lloyd Garrison. This was the most influential antislavery time pre-Civil war of U.S (history.http://bit.ly/1QOdSbF) -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's rebellion was a group of slaves trying to escape slavery by killing their owner. Nat Turner was the slave who started it. They went around gathering and busting slaves out of imprisonment of slavery. This was significant because Nat Turner was a preacher who believed it was right to kill slave owners and he believed God was telling him to. (http://bit.ly/2kJMkgf) -
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Wilmot Proviso
He proposed an American law to get rid of slavery in territory owned by Mexico. This was one of the major significant events that led up to the Civil War. (http://www.history.com/topics/wilmot-proviso) -
Compromise of 1850
War was resolved at service of the Compromise of 1850. This consisted of laws admitting California as a free state, questioned the creation of Utah and New Mexico territories, and ending slave trade in Washington D.C., and making it a whole lot easier for southerners to recover fugitive slaves. (http://bit.ly/1jK2eSs) -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
After this book was was was published, it was believed that it started the Civil War. This book caused people in the North to become much more opposed to slavery. This book also put faces on the slaves and slave owners. (http://bit.ly/2xKZccf) -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This bill allowed settlers of a territory to deice whether slavery would be allowed within a new state's borders. The conflicts arose between pro-slavery and anti-slavery. This helped pave the way to the Civil War. (http://bit.ly/1kRk6En) -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the U.S. between 1854 and 1861. (www.history.com/topics/bleeding-kansas) -
Dred Scott Decision
This day, the United States Supreme Court has to make a decision in the Dread Scott Case. The ruling at the end of this case gave the right of slave owners to take their slaves into western slavery. This was when black people were looked as of property, and not humans.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
This debate was a series of seven debates between Abraaham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, both trying to win the Senate seat of Illinois. This famous debate revolved around slavery.
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Fort Sumter is fired upon
The Cilvil War begins when Confederates fire in Fort Sumter on the harbor in South Carolina. This fort had been the main tensions between the Union and Confederacy over several months. At 4:30 a.m. in April, the Confederate guns opened fire. After 33 hours, the garrison side raised the white flag. (http://bit.ly/2g3G1k5)
