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Underground Railroad
March 20, 1787 is an appropriate start date for the Underground Railroad because it is the beginning of spring. Even though there wasn't an exact start date, it is the time where more slaves started to escape because the weather was warmer and more durable. Isac Hopper started to help slaves escape from slavery in the late 1790's. The Underground Railroad ended when the 13th amendment was passed, abolishing slavery. -
MIssouri Compromise Part 2
Senator William Pinkney of Maryland said that there should be no conditions for terrirtories to become a state if there weren't any for the states that had already joined the union. To solve this problem, a two-part compromise was passed. It let Missouri become a slave state, but parts of the Louisiana Territory lying north of 36' 30' north latitude would not allow slaves. Also, Maine became a free state which balanced out the slave and free states. -
Missouri Compromise Part 1
When Missouri applied for statehood, many people asked if the territory would become and slave or free state. The north and the south wanted completely different things for the terrirtory. Congressman James Tallmadge of New York said that no slaves should be brought into Missouri and that the childeren of slaves already there must be freed at the age of 25. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion Part 1
On August, 22, 1831, Nat Turner led about 60 or 70 slaves in a slave rebellion in South Ampton County, Virginia. These slaves were tired of being tortured and worked. They wanted to be freed.They killed the entire Travis family and about 60 other plantation owners and their family. 3,000 troops were sent out to capture Nat Turner and the other slaves. Many of the slaves were captured and sent to court. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion Part 2
Many of them were lucky and were found not guilty. They were then sent back to their plantations. Others did'nt have much luck when they found guilty and executed. Nat Turner was confined in jail and later was found guilty. He then was executed by hanging. -
Compromise of 1850 Part 1
On Janurary 29, 1850, Henry Clay gave a speech of different solutions called the Compromise of 1850. This compromise was created to separate the slave and free states so they were balanced. There were four solutions. One admitted California as a free state. Second, it let New Mexico and Utah to decide for themselves whether they would become a slave or free state. Next, the slave markets in Washington D.C. were abolished. -
Compromise of 1850
Finally, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. This required that all runaway slaves, if caught, were to be brought back to the plantations they belonged to. All citizens and officials had to follow this rule. -
Abolitionist: John Brown
On May 24, 1854, John Brown, an abolitionist, and his sons find five men (pro-slavery supporters). They drag them out of their homes and hack them to death with swords. This caused many condlicts and started the war of "Bleeding Kansas." -
Kansas_Nebraska Act Part 2
The second election was held by anti-slave supporters. None of the pro-slave supporters voted. This caused many conflicts that will lead up to Bleeding Kansas. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was caused by many condlicts. The fisrt condlict that started Bleeding Kansas happend on May 24, 1854. In Pattawotimie Creek, John Brown and his sons found five pro-slavery supporters and killed them with swords. Bleeding Kansas was a mini Civil War. It started in the spring and ended in the summer. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Part 1
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. This allowed people in the territories to decide for themselves of they wanted to be a slave or free state. This got rid of the 36 30' line which stopped slavery going up north. Now, slave holders could go anywhere. Northerners were mad because of this and hurried to the territories for the election. The first electon was held by Pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers charged them of fraud. -
Dred Scott Case
On February 11,1856, Dred Scott went to the Circuit Court of Missouri. The reason is because his owner took him into free states. Therefore he should be freed. The court did not ruled in his favor. He tried again and won. His owner then went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is did not agree with Scott because slaves are not considered people, only property. Also, slaves do not have any rights. Scott lost the case. -
Presidential Election of 1860
On November 6, 1860, the election of 1860 was held between Abraham Lincoln, a republican, John Breckonridge, a democrat, John Bell, apart of the Constitutional Union Party, and Stephen Douglas, a democrat. With 180 electoral votes and none of them being southern, Lincoln won. Even though Lincoln didn't like slavery, he believed that it was important for the country. -
Attack at Fort Sumter
In 1861, South Carolina was the first state to leave the United States of America and became the Confederate States of America. Abraham Lincoln decided to send supplies to the troops at Fort Sumter. This fort belonged to the Union but was in southern waters. Confederate troops soon attacked Fort Sumter. The Union surrendered it to the Conderates.
