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The Nullifacation Crisis
he Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification. This ordinance declared by the power of the State that the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and therefore null and void within the sovereign boundaries of South Carolina. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a collection of five seperate bills that worked to improve the tension between the free and slave states. Also enforced a sense of popular sovereignty when voting. -
Frederick Douglass and the North Star
Frederick Douglass was an Abolition leader who ran an Anti-Slavery newspaper called The North Star. The paper commenced publication on December 3, 1847 and ceased as the North Star in June 1851 -
Kansas/Nebraska Act and Popular Sovereignty
This act allowed white male settlers in those territories to determine through popular sovereignty whether they would allow slavery within each territory. -
The Dred Scott decision
Dredd Scott v, Sandford argued that slaves are not people and should consequently not be given any rights. They ruled that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory was not thereby entitled to his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States. -
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
In November of 1860 Abraham Lincoln ran for presidency against Douglas. He emerged victorious. -
South Carolina secession
South Carolina became the first Southern state to declare its secession and later formed the Confederacy. -
Bleeding Kansas
It is also known as Bloody Kansas. It was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements, that took place in the Kansas Territory and the neighboring towns of the state of Missouri. -
Formation of the Confederate States of America
The Confederate States were founded in 1861. They were formed after their secession from the US. -
The Abolition Movement
The Abolition Movement aimed to immediately abolish slavery and the horrible consequences it brought with it. It also attempted to end segregation.
