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Missouri Compromise
It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It kept the balance between slave and free states 12/12. Missouri was the first state carved out of the Louisiana Purchase. No slavery would be allowed north of the 36۬°30’. This is significant because even in 1820, there was a sectional conflict that foreshadows the Civil War. -
Annexation of Texas
In 1840s Texas was Annexed and admitted as a slave state after it gained independence from Spain in the 1820s. It was not until 1836 that Texas officially declared its independence. In 1845, Texas was annexed and accepted into the Union as the 28th State. -
Mexican - American War
Description / Significance: The Mexican American war was a war following the Annexation of Texas which was a war that was between mexico and america over the disputed texas territory which the mexican government still claimed. The victory in 1846 would bring the territory of Texas officially as a slave state in the south with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Description / Significance: On February 2nd 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed with the retreat of the Mexican forces following the end of the Mexican American War which gave america parts of California, Texas, Newmexico, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada to the United States with the Rio Grande as the border. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a compromise that comprised 5 different bills led by Henry Clay (Great Compromiser). This compromise made Utah and new mexico territories which could decide by popular sovereignty if they were free or not, made california free, and reenacted the fugitive slave law. It also edited the borders of Texas and outlawed slave trade. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The fugitive Slave Law required citizens to return fugitive slaves to the south. This law was originally enacted in 1793 and again, this time with harsher punishments for interference with capture. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which had a drastic effect on America to a point where it sold more than the bible and depicted the suffering of a slave and sparked sympathy among many Americans. It sold over 300,000 copies. It was written in response to the fugitive slave laws and became quickly popular. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
In 1854 Stephen Douglas presented the Nebraska Bill Which introduced two new territories, Kansas and Nebraska. The act could allow for slavery throughout the Louisiana purchase as this act let the sates vote by popular sovereignty and directly against the Missouri Compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
As a direct result of the Kansas-Nebraska act, the territory of Kansas underwent a violent event called Bleeding Kansas. This event happened as elections were going to happen which would have resulted in Kansas being a slave or free state. With the political balance of antislavery and proslavery at stake, people moved to Kansas to sway the vote or undermine the election in favor of free or slave. This would cause violence among the people in great amounts of destruction. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The Dred Scott vs. Sanford Case was a fight for freedom, lasting a decade where former slave, Dred Scott, after living in a free state then a free territory, would his old master’s wife and enslaved workers return to Wisconsin to try to re enslave Dred. Dred tried to purchase his freedom, but was denied so he took it to court, where it made it to the supreme court and the denied his freedom in the Dred Scott Decision. -
Harper’s Ferry (John Brown)
John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry was an attempt to free slaves in the south. Which failed. This attempt was listed as a rebellion and insurrection, of which swayed abolitionists in his words and final words of his trial. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
The election of Abraham Lincoln was the election of 1960 was a victory for the republicans and an event that enraged the south as not a single southern State had voted for Abraham and also by the 3 representatives and candidates from the democrat party, it split votes, allowing Linciln to take office. -
South Carolina Secession
South Carolina was the first state to secede and spark the secession of later states and the formation of the confederacy. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is the location of the first major battle of the Civil War also known as the First battle of Fort Sumter. This battle was started as several confederate Soldiers opened fired over fort Sumter for 34 hours, the Union Soldiers retreated and the Civil war would Commence -
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