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David Walker: Abolitonist
An abolitonist, David Walker was born on September 28, 1785 to a free mother and slave father in Wilmington, North Carolina. David left the South when he was about 30 years old, because he believed he would not live long if he remained there. David Walker became an agent for Freedom's Journal, the black abolitonist paper. He was also a leader in the Colored Association. To make money, he ran a secondhand clothing store. Walker and three other men published a pamphlet called Walker's Appeal. -
David Walker: Abolitonist Part 2
In Walker's Appeal, it told the slaves, "If Liberty is not given you, rise in a bloody rebellion." Southern pro-slavery people hated him and he was wanted for $10,000 alive, and $1,000 dead. The Appeal was turned into the police, and then turned to the state legislature. It was a capital offense, being that it was a material that might stir up the slaves. It in fact did that, and the Appeal led to Nat Turner's Rebellion about three years later. -
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Underground Railroad
Isaac T. Hopper started a structure of hiding and helping slaves in 1787. This structure started the Underground Railroad network. March 20th is the first day of the spring season, which was a great escaping time for the slaves down south. It ended on December 6th due to the 13th amendment being passed, abolishing slavery. -
Missouri Compromise Part 1
The Missouri Compromise is about the rising question, “Should slavery be allowed in the new state of Missouri?” The thing is, slaveholders have already brought their owned slaves into the new Missouri territory. The Northerners felt that slaves should no longer be permitted into the state, and that the children of the slaves should be released and freed at the age of twenty-five. The one Northerner that favored this idea was Congressman James Tallmadge. -
Missouri Compromise Part 2
Clearly, the Northerners were against the idea of slavery. The amendment to stop slaves of coming into the new state of Missouri, and freeing the slave children at the age of twenty-five passed in the House, but the Senate refused to pass it. But, the Southerners argued that Congress did not have the right to put that restriction on Missouri because no other state had had any restrictions when they entered the union. Senator William Pickney was the one to argue this reasoning. -
Missouri Compromise Part 3
As you can see here, the Southerners favored the idea of slavery. Finally, the debate was resolved by a two-part compromise. Missouri became a slave state, with the exception of the 36’ 30’ line. The 36’ 30’ border declared that all land north of the line was free in the Louisiana Territory. Maine also became part of the Union as a free state. The Senate then balanced the number of slave states and free states. There would be twelve free states, and 12 slave states. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion Part 1
On August 22, 1831, Nat Turner, a black slave, mysterious, and religious man started a rebellion against white plantationers. The rebellion began in Southampton County, Virginia on the Travis plantation, and went into other plantations in other states. Nat Turner killed the entire Travis family, and then moved on and killed a total of 60 plantation owners and their families in a manner of 48 hours. Nat Turner started the rebellion because he was so fed up with slavery. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion Part 2
This event caused the Black Codes to be enforced, which limited all blacks on there freedoms. It also scared the white men and women on the plantations. -
Compromise of 1850
On January 29, 1850 the Compromise of 1850 was passed by the great compromiser, Henry Clay. In 1850, California wanted to become a state, but then that would mean that the amount of slave states and free states would be unequal. This would lead to an outnumber in the Senate. Senator John C. Calhoun did not want to compromise, but he wanted slavery in all the Western territories. When Henry Clay became too sick, Stephen Douglas took over. -
Compromise of 1850 Part 2
The Compromise of 1850 had five parts. First, California became a free state to satisfy the northerners. Second, it decided that the territory that had been won from the Mexican American War would rule themselves with popular sovereignty. Third, the slave trade in Washington, D.C. was abolished. This was one of the largest slave markets in the country. Fourth, Texas gave up the land it was fighting over, and they gained ten million dollars to pay off the debt they had with Mexico. -
Compromise of 1850 Part 3
Lastly, the fugitive slave act was established under this compromise. The fugitive slave act said that all the people in the country had to capture all runaway slaves and return them to the south. If a person let the runaway get away, they were fined. In the opposite sense, if someone sent a runaway slave back south, then they were paid. Even free blacks who were never put into slavery were sent north, and they had no proof to state that they were free, nor did they have a say. -
Compromise of 1850 Part 4
During this harsh time, the Underground Railroad was in full effect. The fugitive slave act angered the north, but this compromise was only a temporary solution. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress on May 30, 1854 and it granted popular soveriegnty to the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It also got rid of the 36' 30' line from the Missouri Compromise. This angered the north because now slave owners are allowed in all territories. As more slaves and their owners move the those territories, they will become states and the states will be voted to be pro-slavery which outnumbers the north. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act Part 2
It also caused all pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters to rush into one area, Kansas. Elections were held, but no one could agree, and people were charged with election fraud. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott, born in Virginia as a slave, spent twelve years in non-slave territories, Illinois and Wisconsin, with Dr. Emerson. After Dr. Emerson died, the Scott family attempted to sue for their freedom since it had been said that if a slave was in a non-slave territory then they were free. As the Supreme Court looked at the Constitution of the United States, they had to decide whether or not Scott was even considered a citizen. -
Dred Scott Case Part 2
On March 6, 1857 it was decided that slaves were considered an inferior race, they were not classified as citizens, and could not sue for their freedom. Also, the Supreme Court declared the Missouri Compromise 36' 30' line void. When the decison was made, this caused tension between the states. But, when the Scotts were given back to the Blow family, they gave them their freedom a year after Dred Scott died. The case helped people realize that slaves were not property, but people. -
Presidential Election of 1860
In April 1860, all Democrats met in Charleston, South Carolina to select their canadite for the election, but unfortunatly one did not get chosen. Six weeks later, northern democrats chose Douglas, and southern democrats chose John Breckinridge. Stephen Douglas believed in popular soveriegnty, and did not want to end slavery. John Breckinridge wanted an aggressive spread on slaver. In May 1860, the Republicans met in Chicago. -
Presidential Election of 1860 Part 2
They decided that they needed someone who could carry the four important but uncertain states, and that canidate would be Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln held moderate views towards slavery, but did not want it to spread. The Constitutional Union chose John Bell as their canidate. John Bell was a moderate slaveholder himself. Stephen Douglas recieved 12 electoral votes, and carried only one and a half states. John Breckinridge recieved 72 electoral votes and carried 11 states. -
Presidential Election of 1860 Part 3
Abraham Lincoln had 180 electoral votes, and carried 17 and a half states. Lastly, John Bell recieved 39 electoral votes, and carried 3 states. In the end, on November 6, 1860, Abraham Linclon became president with more than enough votes. Sadly, a few weeks after the election, South Carolina seceeded from the Union. -
Bleeding Kansas
As anti-slavery supporters and pro-slavery supporters rushed into Kansas, violence erupted and the amount of deaths was rising. President Franklin Pierce sent troops to settle the violence. Another election was held, and the pro-slavery supporters won. As Congress recognized the Constitution adopted, Kansas was not allowed to become a state at all. Eventually, anit-slavery supporters outnumbered the pro-slavery supporters and a new constitution came about. -
Bleeding Kansas Part 2
On January 29, 1861 Kansas became a free state in the Union. The start of the Civil War was almost here. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
After the South seceeded, President Abraham Lincoln tried sending supplies to Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was a Union fort located in a harbor along the Carolina coast and it was surrounded by Confederate forts and gun batteries. On April 12, 1861 Confederate troops attacked the fort. The Confederates assumed that the supplies from the Union were troops attacking their forts. This would mark the start of the Civil War.
