Slavery and States' Rights

Slavery and States' rights

Period: Jan 1, 1854 to Dec 31, 1861

Kansas Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

It allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they wanted slavory or not in their territory. Eventually Kansas was a slave free state

Dredd Scott Decision

Mar 6, 1857

A law was pased that African Americans could not become American citizens. African Americans couldn't sue for freedom either

January 28 1861

Jan 28, 1861

Texans met to decide wheather to scecced or not. Sam Houston said that secceshion whould be a bad idea.

Febuary 1, 1861

Feb 1, 1861

Texas scecceded from the U.S.

Febuary 23 1861

Feb 23, 1861

Lincon avoids an assasination attempt by taking a different rout.

March 2 1861

Mar 2, 1861

Congress makes ammendments to the constitution so the government couldn't interfier with slaves