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Nat Turner Rebellion
The Nat Turner rebellion in 1831 was caused by enslaved black man named Nat Turner who led a revolt against slave holders in Virginia. This led to harsher slave laws. -
Amistad Mutiny
Enslaved Africans aboard the ship, la Amistad revolted against their captors. The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Africans freedom highlighting the ongoing debate over the legibility, immorality of slavery -
Wilmont Proviso
Congressmen David Wilmont proposed a bill to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico during the Mexican, American war, intensifying the debate over the expansion of slavery into western territories. -
Compromise of 1850
A series of legislative measures intended to address the issue of slavery, and it’s expansion into the western territories, included the mission of California as a free state in the implementation of the fugitive slave act, which required the citizens to assist in the capture in return of escaped slaves. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel. Uncle Tom’s cabin was published, depicting the harsh realities of slavery and contributing to the growing abolishment movement. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act repealed, the Missouri compromise of 1820 and a lot of the residence of Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide how much is a crying and she supposed to be upstairs in my fit her so much she just wants a Crook Graham probably actually she’s a dude I’m ready for bed whether to allow slavery leading to violent clashes between proslavery and anti-slavery forces -
Dred Scott case
The US Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott, and enslaved African-American, was not entitled to his freedom, after residing in three territories. This decision further divided the nation in Highland tensions over the issue of slavery. -
John Browns Raid
Abolitionist, John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to instigate a slave rebellion. The raid was unsuccessful by depended the divide between north and south an increased fears of slave uprising. -
Abraham’s Election
Abraham Lincoln, a republican opposed to the expansion of slavery, was elected president of United States. Southern states viewed his election as a threat to their way of life, leading to the secession crisis of the eventual outbreak of the Civil War. -
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Secession of Southern States
Following Lincolns election, South Carolina’s seceded from the union in December 2018 60, followed by six other southern states, this act of secession, marked the beginning of the Civil War, which largely fight over the issue of slavery