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Missouri compromise
In 1820, the Missouri compromise happened and affected the north and south. In this compromise, all the southern states became slave states and all the northern states decided based on popular sovereignty (voting). This took place in order to establish a balanced agreement between the south and the north so both sides wouldn't argue. The compromise was made in hopes of silencing the disputes about slavery. This affected history because it delayed the Civil war. -
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Wilmot Proviso
In 1846, the Wilmot Proviso was created. This was a proposal to ban slavery in all Mexican cession areas. This happened because before the U.S got more land from Mexico, there was an even balance between slave states and free states, 15 to 15. The bill passed in the house, however, it did not pass in the Senate. Although this bill didn't pass, it angered many southerners because they felt this was going against slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
In 1850, a set of laws were created to help end disagreements over slavery. This consisted of 5 new laws. California became a free state, New Mexico and Utah could decide about slavery based on popular sovereignty, the slave trade became banned in Washington D.C, Congress passed a strict fugitive slave law. After the Missouri Compromise arguments were still happening, so this was a stricter law in hopes to solve the arguments between south and north. Henry Clay came up with this compromise. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
As part of the Compromise of 1850, The Fugitive Slave Act was created by Henry Clay. In this act, the police were able to arrest anyone accused of being an escaped or runaway slave.
The accused people had no right to trial. The north was forced to help capture slaves, even though they didn't support slavery. Northern soon began to restrict the law. This caused the north to repent slavery even more, and angered them. This also caused lots of violence. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In 1853, Harriet Beecher Stowe, the child of an abolitionist, wrote a book about an enslaved man who is abused and treated poorly by his owner. This help people realize how brutal slavery was, and many started to disagree with the idea of owning slaves. Stowe wrote this book because she was greatly affected by the fugitive slave laws. Uncle toms cabin sparked a lot of controversies. Many believed it was propaganda, something the government used to skew individuals beliefs. -
Dred Scott Case
In 1854, Dred Scott, a slave, argued that he should be free because he was an enslaved in a free state. Scott couldn't sue because he was a slave. Southerners were happy because slavery was legal in territories and the northerner feared slavery would spread west. Justice Taney also said that the court did not have the right to restrict slavery in any state. Many northerners were upset and it started a serious debate in Congress -
Kansas Nebraska Act / Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas Nebraska act was an act that gave Kansas and Nebraska the freedom to decide on slavery based on popular sovereignty.Both these states were open to slavery, based on popular sovereignty. Kansas ended up splitting into two governments, one for people who supported slavery and one for those who didn’t.The southern supported the act, it gave the freedom to have more slave states, the northerners were angered, they wanted slavery to stop. Instead, this opened opportunities for more slavery -
Lincoln Douglas Debate
In 1858, Douglas and Lincoln ran against each other for the senate. Douglas didn't want to ban slavery but he gave the power to the states. He didn't want slavery in the north but didn't think it was fair to ban in the south. Lincoln did not like slavery and didn't want it to continue. They both wanted African American equality. Douglas won but, a few years Douglas and Lincoln would face off in a presidential election. Even though Lincoln loss it help get his name well-known. -
John Brown’s Raid, Virginia
John Brown collected slaves and led them to free slaves in the South.Brown and his men attacked Harpers Ferry, they took guns and planned to rebel.But Brown was captured and sentenced to the death penalty. 10 of browns men died. Before he died he said he was told by the bible to help the poor and enslaved.He died fighting for what he believed in. He was hanged in 1859. Northerns were very proud of him standing up for slavery, southerners believed the north was out to destroy their way of life. -
Lincoln’s Election of 1860
Lincoln ran against 4 other men, and only got 40% of the popular votes but he won the electoral votes. Lincoln won in every free state and Douglas won in Missouri, Bell won in 3 states in the south and Breckinridge won in most of the slave states. Southern felt that now with Lincoln was president their view would differ even more.The south wanted to secede and run their own government.Lincoln didn't want the south to secede so he said he wouldn't "interfere with slavery where it already existed" -
Southern Secession
In 1860, The Southern Secession involved states from south, who wanted to secede from u.s. The south didn’t agree with views on slavery that America had, so they seceded or separated and became the Confederate States of America. The president became Jefferson Davis, in the Confederate states. This impacted history because this was the last break before the civil war started. This cause many agreements and disputes.
