Slavery and the Events Leading up to the Civil War

Corre SMith

Dec 23, 1757

Missouri Compromise

Mar 3, 1820

The Missouri Compromise was a compromise where a line was created through the Louisiana territory. where anything north was a free state and anything south was a slave state but Missouri had slaves already so they decided they would be a slave state despite being north of the 36’30’ line so the Missouri Compromise was created to resolve this situation. Meanwhile Maine was joining the Union up north. The north thought that all slave trade should be cut off and all slaves be released at the age of

The Missouri Compromise

Mar 3, 1820

1. While the south said that the congress had no power in the south. The balance in free and slave states is 12 and 12. on March third 1820 congress passed the Missouri Compromise

Nat Turners Rebellion

Aug 22, 1831

Nat Turner, 60-70 slaves, August 22 to 23 1831,Slave owners were killed by there rebelling slaves, it lasted 48 hours, happened in Virginia, The rebellion caused fear in white slave owners making them more cautious and treat slaves worse.

Kansas Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

Stephen Douglas thought that if he could make something that would help make the territories of Kansas and Nebraska slave states he would get more southern votes when he ran for President. Because he was a northern democrat from Illinois the other northern democrats said that he was a southern sellout. Stephan thought that there would be a peaceful vote on whether or not it

Bleeding Kansas

May 21, 1856

During Bleeding Kansas John Brown killed five pro slavery supporters in front of their families. Although he first act of violence was in Lawrence Kansas that was started by pro slavery supporters. Well than afterwards is when this event got its name

John Brown

Dec 21, 1856

John Brown was an abolitionist that used violence to convey a message that slavery was wrong. John Brown led abolitionist to attack places like the armory in Harpers Ferry. Because he was a violent abolitionist and was hung for killing many people.

Dred Scott Case

Mar 6, 1857

Dred Scott was an enslaved african american that was moved north for 12 years. Where he thought afterwards when he was moved back south that he was a freeman. So he sued for his freedom something that no one would ever do especially a slave. His case made it all the way to the supreme court where they found that he will never be free and never be a citizen. He was set free by his owners son but lived only 9 months of freedom.

THe Raid on Harpers Ferry

Dec 21, 2015

Harpers Ferry was a military arsenal with guns and etc. John Brown thought that if he could raid the arsenal that enslaved blacks all around would come and fight with him. Instead what happened was that when they raided it the whole place was shot up by the resident towns folk.