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The Underground Railroad PART 1
Isaac T. Hopper, a Quaker, began a system for hiding and aiding runaway slaves in 1787. This is what started the Underground Railroad. March 20th is the first day of spring, and spring was the safest time to of the year to escape, therefore March 20, 1787 will be the start date. The end date, December 6, 1865 was when the 13th Amendment ending slavery was passed, thus ending the need to escape on the Underground Railroad. -
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The Underground Railroad PART 2
The underground railroad was not a railroad underground, It was a secret of trails and routes that all led from the south to the north. It also led to Canada. Even though the people said the north was free it was not. South sent slave catchers up north and they looked for slaves. Slaves knew that if they wanted to be free they had to get into Canada. The Ohio River meant safety for the runaways. The underground railroad had a lot of dangers. -
My abolitionist Thomas Garret
Thomas garret was born on Augest 21, 1789. Thomas Garret was a white man. He was very important to the underground railroad. Thomas helped slaves that were tryinng to reach freedom. Thomas let them stay in his house. He hid them in secret rooms. He also told them where to go. He also gave them food. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred scott was born in Virginia. Dred was also born as a slave. Later on in his life dred helped trigger the civil war whitch means the civi war is right around the corner. As a young slave he get sold to another plantation. He must remain a slave because he was property. IN 1857 he was givin back to the blow family -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise is about should Missouri become a free state or a slave state? Most slaveholders had migrated into the Missouri territory before Missouri even became a state. New York congressman had said nobody could bring any slaves into the state of Missouri. They said if anyone had brought them into Missouri they had to be freed at the age of 25. Every slave owner got very mad about this new law. Then the 36’’ 30’’ line became into play. -
The Missouri Compromise part 2
Anything above the line was free anything below was slave territory. That balanced the states out. 12 states had slaves and the other 12 were free as they will ever be. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat turner was a very smart man and he even was very religious. Nat him self was a leader of a slave rebellion. He had a group of about 60 to 70 slaves. Nat himself was a slave. Nat and his group killed the whole entire Travis family. Don’t forget now Nat used to be at a slave at the Travis plantation. They went through and killed around 60 plantations. 3000 troops were sent to capture Nat and his group. Nat was jailed and later got hung. -
Nat turner 2
After the whole thing laws were passed and limited what slaves could do and couldn’t do. That also made slaves wants to get their freedom even more. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas was a senator. Douglas wasn’t to run for president. Kansas and Nebraska would be becoming states very quick. North had more power than the south. Douglas thinks the nation should forget about the 36,30 line. Douglas wrote the south a letter about what was going on. Douglas knew that Kansas Nebraska Act would make the south happy. At the end of the whole conflict Kansas Nebraska Act would peacefully choose to be free. IT was passed on May 30 1855 -
Bleeding Kansas
Tennsion began in 1854 when the Kansas Nebraska bill became a law. The new settlers that came into the territory were called free soilers. The proslavery settlers from missouri moved to kansas to vote illegally in the territory hoping kansas would become a slave state. Proslavery supporters started alot of fights -
Compromise of 1850
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Attack On Fort Sumter
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Presidential Election of 1860
