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Missouri Compromise~ 1820
In 1818, Missour sought admission to the Union as a slave - holding state. After two years of bitter debate, the Missouri Compromise admitted Missour to the union as a slave state and admitted Maine as a free state to maintain the balance in the Senate. The compromise prohibited slavery north of latitude 36* 30' in the Louisiana Purchase territory, with the exception of Missour, and allowed it south of that time. -
Tariff of ~ 1828
Congress passed the Tariff of 1828, known as the " Tariff of Abominations." The tariff earned this nichname because it made foreign products expensive for people dto buy, especially if they did not have industry in their ergion producing similar items. This was the cas in the South, which mainly produced raw materials. The tariif also meant less money went to foreign countries, which then bought fewer raw materials, such as cotton , from the South. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion 1831
Nat Turner, a slave , along with about 60 other slaves led a violent rebellion that resulted in the deaths of more thean 50 Virginaians. Nat and many others were executed for their part, or suspected part, in the revolt. Nat Turner's Rebellion struck long-term fear in the hearts of slave owners, which caused theem to place new restrictions on slaves and prompted a national debate on the slavery question. -
The Tarriff of ~1832
Also known as the Compromise Tariff, the Tarriff of 1832 was passed by Congress in an attempt to appease the South after the Tariff of 1828. Unsatisfied, John C. Calhoun resigned from the vice presidency and South Carlina issues and Ordincance of Nullification, explaining its unconstitutionality and promising to use military force, if necessary. South Carolina repeals the Ordinance of Nullification after a new tariff is passed. -
Compromise of ~1850
The compromise included the Fugitive Slave Act, which denied captued blacks legal power to prove their freedom and required U.S Marshals and deputies to help slave owners capture their property. The compromise also ended the slave trade in the District of Columbia. -
Compromise of 1850
Disagreements erupted over whether land acquired from Mexico after the Mexican-American War would become slave states or free states. The compromise admitted California as a free state, and the inhabitants of the territories of New Mexico, Nevada , Arizona, and Utah would be allowed to decide whether or not to pernit slaver in their territories when they appilied for statehood. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin ~ 1852
Published in response to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, it had sold two million copies worldwide within two years of being published. After the Bible, Uncle Toms Cabim was the highest selling book of the 19th century. President Lincoln read Uncle Toms Cabin before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, and when he met Stowe, he exclaimed," So this is the little woman who started this great war!" -
Kansas- Nebraska Act ~ 1854
This act repealed the Missour Compromise, which said that states north of the latitude 36* 30' would be free states. This alloed settelers in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they would allow slavery within their borders when they applied for statehood.The Kansas - Nebraska Act split the Democratic Party and virtually destroyed the Whig Party. The northern Whigs joined the antislavery Democrats to form the Republican Party. -
" Bleeding Kansas" ~ 1856
Disagreements over whether slavery should be allowed in Kansas led to violence among settelers. -
Dred Scott Decisions ~1857
Dred Scott, a slave, sued for his freedom on the grounds that since his master had taken hin to live n free territories , he shoud be free. The contoversial decision of the U.S citizen. As a non - citizen and a slave viewed as property, Scott was not entitled to file suit. The Court also ruled that Congress had no power to exclude slavery form the territories ; therefore, the Missour Compromise and other legislation limiting slavery were unconstitutional. -
Lincoln- Douglas Debats ~ 1858
These debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, sponsor of the Kansas - Nebraska Act, were primarily over the issue of slavery. The debates forged Lincoln into a prominent national figure and soldified his Republican Party's antislavery platform. -
John Brown's Raid~ 1859
John Brown and 22 other men raided the town of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm and free slaves. Brown and his raiders captured many of the town's most important citizens and held them hostage. Within 24 hours, Brown was captured and convicted of treason, muder, and conspiracy to incite slace rebellion. He was hanged that December.
