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Slaves Arrive in America
1619 was the first year that slaves started to be moved to America. At first, there were very few slave owners, but the word got out and the amount of owners escalated quickly. The southern states were slave states. -
First Fugitive Slave Act
The law is believed to be passed on Febuary 12th, 1793. The Fugitive Slave Acts allowed for runaway slaves in the United States territory to be captured and returned.The law also said that those helping the slaves become free could be punished. -
Missouri Compromise
In the Missouri Compromise, Missouri and Maine were joining the US. At the time, there was an even amount of slave and free states, but both Missouri and Maine wanted to be a free state. This caused conflict because there would then be more free than slave states. Congress decided anything south of the compromise line was a slave state, north a free state. -
Compromise of 1850
Five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850. The bills established a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories. -
Second Fugitive Slave Act
Due to the lack of cooperation with the first act, a second act was passed. This second act called for more watch and "security" to catch runaways and harsher punishment for helping the runaways -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Unlce Tom's Cabin was an important book during the time of slavery. It was written by a woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe. It grabbed many Northerner's attention and made them realize the importance of abolishing slavery. This book also made many people from the south angry. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States. It involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements in Kansas. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by congress in 1854. This act allowed people in the territores of Kansas and Nebraska to decide within their state if they are going or not going to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Case
The case was made when Dred Scott tried to sue to get his family and his freedom. In Dred Scott VS Sandford the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. The Court also ruled that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the U.S. territories. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown was an abolishionest. He was said to be one of the most intelegent men of his time. On October 16, 1859, John, along with some of his supporters, raided Harper's ship. Things did not go his way though, and he was then caught and sentenced to death. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was created for one purpose, and that was to eliminate slavery in the land. The law was passed in 1846 by David Wilmot. -
Slavery Abolished
On December 6th, 1865, the 13th Amendment of the United States was ratified. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery.
