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Sectionalism and The Civil War
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3/5 Comprimise
3 out of 5 slaves are counted towards representation in congress -
Missouri Comprimise
an act of congress which made missouri a slave state -
Mexican American War
A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from spring 1846 to fall 1847. The war was initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The earlier Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was a Federal law which was written with the intent to enforce Article 4, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which required the return of runaway slaves. It sought to force the authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves to their masters. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
A book published in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe about anti-slavery -
What To The Slave Is The Salve Is The 4th Of July Speech By Frederick Douglas
A speech by Frederick Douglas a man born into slavery he basically said why should we celebrate freedom when slaves around the world never really had freedom. His speech inspired slaves to join into the war and fight for freedom -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements in Kansas between 1854 and 1861. -
dred scott case
In March 1857, in one of the most controversial events preceding the American Civil War (1861-65), the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford. The case had been brought before the court by Dred Scott, a slave who had lived with his owner in a free state before returning to the slave state of Missouri. -
Election Of Lincon
The sothern states start to secede from the union
