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Slaves Arrive in America
The slaves were sent to help produce crops such as tobacco. They arrived in the colony of Jamestown in Virginia. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This allowed slave owners to capture runaway slaves within free states. When the slaves were captured the owners had to prove the slave was actually theirs. -
Slave trade abolished
The Slave Trade was the trade of slaves for items and goods. They would bring slaves from Africa to America. -
Missouri Compromise
It was a compromise between the South and the North. It made a balance between slave states and free states. It was repealed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
Wilmot Proviso
It was to eliminate slavery in the new land that was acquired after the Mexican war. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This one made harsh punishment for people who helped runaway slaves. Even if they interfered they would get punished. -
Compromise of 1850
It was a compromise that Henry Clay proposed. It was made to try to keep the South and the North from being in a crisis. The compromise overturned the MIssouri Compromise. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
Uncle Tom's Cabin" was a book about how slavery was unjust and very hurtful for the slaves. This rallied many Northerns to the Abolitionist movement and made many Southerns mad. -
Bleeding Kansas
They were violent political "fights" for anti-slavery. They were fights about if Kansas should or shouldn't allow slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act was passed for people in Kansas or Nebraska Territory to decide if they want slavery. It repealed the Missouri Compromise. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Case
Dred Scott was trying to get freedom for himself and his family. The court ruled that any Americans that were from African descent could not sue in court. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
John Brown was an abolitionist. He was armed and tried to take over a arsenal of guns for the slaves to fight back.
