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Frederick Douglas
Frederick Douglass was born to a slave family in Maryland in 1817. At the age of 20, he borrowed the identity papers of a free African American and took a train to freedom in the north -
Missouri Copromise
Missouri Compromise amitted to the union as a slave state and divided from the other states. -
Suing for Freedom
In 1846 scott sued for his freedom, saying the he had become free when he lived in free teritory. This efected the the south becasue he lied to them. This affected them also because they lost a slave. -
Expansion of Slavery
Victory in the mexican war in 1847 added more than 500,000 square miles to the united states.It also recived the bitter debate over slavery in the westren teritories. This effected the north becasue they were trying to get rid of slavery -
Free-Soil Party
This debate over slavery in the mexican cession played an important role in the dential election of 1848. Thid effected the south because it they were for slavery. -
Compromise
The compromise of 1850 accomplished most of what clay wanted. California entered the union as a free state. The rest of the mexican cession was divided into two territories- Utah and New Mexico- in which the status of slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty. -
Antislavery Litgerature
Uncle Tom's Cabin's main character is a kindly old slave named Tom who was taking by his wife. In louisina Tom became a cotton planter who ion a fit range has tom beaton to deat. THe book created a conflict because it had a powerful impact onthe north. -
2 New Territories
The president signed the act into law on May 30, 1854. Lost amid all the controversy over the territorial bill was Douglas's proposed railroad to the Pacific. Congress would not approve the construction of such a rail road untol 1862. -
Bleeding Kansas
by early 1856 kansas had 2 goverments and a hostile population that was divided into 2 armed camps. Many of the pro-slavery settlers had brought guns with them to the new territory. Teh free soilers- that is, antislavery settlers- had meanwhile requested shipments of weapons from their friends in the east. -
A Controversial Verdict
Dred Scott decision in March 1857. First he addresed the issue of Dred Scott's citizenshp. Taney said the nations founders belived that african americans had no rights which a white man was bound to respect. He therefor concluded that all african amereican whether they sould be slaves or free. -
The Raid on Harpers Ferry
In 1858 John Borwn had several plans for aiding the abolitionist cause. One plan involved helping more slaves to escape freedome. Another was to strike a blow that would rally antislavery americans to act. Brown decides to follow the latter course of action. -
The Night Raid
On the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown's raid began as Brown and his men entered Harpers Freey, Virginia, a town on the Potomac River about 50 miles northwest of Washington. After seizing the federal arsenal there, Brown sent several of his men into the countryside to urge slaves to come to Harpers Ferry. -
The Election of 1860
The democrates were the first party to try to nominate a presidentila canidate in 1860. They meet Charleston, South Carolina, In late April but failed to select a candidate who was acceptibal to both the norht and south members of the party. Which lead them into a fight on who they wanted to win.
