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Road To Civil War APUSH - Samuel Teklehaimanot
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Missouri Compromise
The compromise happened during the rising tensions of the debate of slavery, and which Maine wanted to become a free state but that would only happen if Missouri had to become slave state and from there on anything above the 36 30 line belonged to the free states and below to the slave states. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
The Nat Turner rebellion was a slave rebellion led by a black pastor slave in Southampton, Virginia who was tired of the injustices committed to the slaves and rebelled. They had killed between 55 and 65 people. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a legislation that was being sent through congress and if passed would outlaw all slavery in the new land gained through the successful victory of the Mexican American War. Even though it was never successful in any of its attempts, it had really started the first attempts at the thoughts of secession. -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican American war was when the Republic of Texas declared itself independent of Mexico but Mexico did not recognize it as a official state. President Polk had sent some of his soldiers to the border between the two as to understand the dispute and was on a diplomatic mission and due to unforeseen circumstances they were attacked by Mexican forces and this was seen as a show of war. This war ultimately led to the acquisition of land to the Colorado Rockies and led to land untouched. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a package of bills that helped calm the slavery debate down after the Mexican-American war. This also began the use and enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act which was one of deals so the compromise could be agreed upon by both parties. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
As several hundred enslaved african americans were escaping to the north, the south were losing their stability in the slavery structure and wanted to enforce the capture and return of their slaves.This lead to the fugitive slave act which gave the slaveholder the right to recover their slave.Now it forced citizens and governments to capture slaves or face a fine and jail.This had caused major uproar with the northerners as it was unjust for them to be fined if they knew an escaped slave -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book by Harriet Beecher Stowe about an female abolitionist and an enslaved African American which tells the harsh reality of a slave. This book became one of the most popular books during the pre and mid civil war times and even flared the abolitionist movement in the 1850’s -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This Act was created at first to open up the Midwest region to land buying, farming, and even the first transcontinental railroad but with the option of choosing on their own if their states will be free or slave states brought outsiders into the area causing rising tensions between the free and slavery groups. This had lead to the next big event “Bleeding Kansas” which raised tensions between the groups -
Bleding Kansas
“Bleeding Kansas” was a series of various violent encounter between free states and slave states supporters. This was known to be a prelude of the Civil War. There had been approximately 56 killed in these confrontations. Kansas had ended up becoming a free state but violent confrontations lasted up and through the civil war. -
Brooks Attacks Sumner
This event had happened in 1856 after a speech which Sumner (Abolitionist) condemned all slaveholders and even a relative of Brooks. This lead Brooks to a couple of days later to beat Sumner with a walking cane til he was almost dead. Northerners used this incident to their advantage by calling it “breakdown of reasoned discourse" -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
These series of events were debates between the Lincoln, a republican from the state of Illinois and Douglas from the Democratic party. There was a total of 7 debates had lasted between August 21 and October 15 in 1858, it had been also known as the Great Debates of 1858. These debates heavily revolved around the institute of slavery. -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
Raid on Harper's ferry was revolt by John Brown an abolitionist who rallied a slaves to try and take over the United States Arsenal in Virginia bu they were quickly taken care of by a whole company of U.S marines led by the later famous Colonel Robert E. Lee. Before this, he had even tried to convince Harriet Tubman who was ill and Frederick Douglas did not think this idea would work. -
Election of 1860
The elections of 1860 were one the most important major election in American history due to the gravity of the pressing concerns of increasing tensions of slavery during that time. The race was between 4 candidates, Lincoln a republican, Breckenridge a southern democrat, Bell a constitutional unionist, and Douglas a northern democrat. Lincoln had won the election by a mile with victories in major states like Pennsylvania and New York. This lead Abraham Lincoln to winning the election.