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1808: Importation of slaves ends
This is an economic, social and political event. The importation of slaves ending was economic because without the income from the slave trade the economy was impacted. This is also a social and political event because the slaves becoming regular people with status was a big change for the American's where racism was the normality and what was expected and politically it impacted the United States because there were politicians opposed to ending the slave trade which caused a lot of problems. -
1820: The Missouri Compromise/The Compromise of 1820
The Missouri compromise was social and political because it was used to try and please the people while also preventing slavery from growing. The Missouri compromise made it so that Missouri was a slave state and Maine was not as a way to appease the southern states and keep the northern states from fearing a spread of slavery in the United States. -
1846: The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a social and political event. It was a proposal that was never passed and meant to ban slavery in any original Mexican land that was taken during the Mexican-American war. This was social because the people disagreed over what they wanted which would cause the votes to go against it and it was political because it would end up being a part of the reason for the Civil War. -
1850: The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive slave Act was a political and social event. It was political because it was a part of the 1850 compromise made by congress and it was social because it impacted the people and society. It stated that a slave could and would be returned to their owners from no matter where they were even a free state so it placed African Americans in more danger and enabled slave owners. -
1850: The Compromise of 1850
The compromise was social and political because it caused society to lesson their tensions about slavery after the United States Congress passed some bills which would lessen the conflict between the people for and against slavery. Each side of the political parties got some benefits from thew compromise making everyone partially happy for at least a little while. -
1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stow that was against slavery. This was a huge social impacting event because it helped the slaves in America change their attitude and decide to keep fighting and working to be fee. It made a huge impact on the slaves by raising their hopes and pride and it also impacted the slave owners because it did enrage them. -
1854: The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was a big social event. It caused the Missouri compromise to fall and this created 2 new territories that were left to be decided whether they were pro or anti slavery by whatever was popular among the people. This caused a lot of fights to break out because the people and activists wanted the land to be after whatever they believed in and the two opposing sides couldn't agree. -
1855: Bleeding Kansas
The "Bleeding Kansas" was a heavily social event. This was a time when the pro-slavery and anti-slavery activist fought in a bloody and violent way because the people couldn't agree on the problem of slavery. This was also a political event because all the bloodshed ended up shaping a lot of the political parties and their views further and it was a huge set up for the Civil war that would happen later. -
1856: The Caning of Charles Sumner
The Caning of Charles Summer was a big social and political event where a pro-slavery representative took his cane and beat Charles Sumner who was very influential for abolishing slavery. This was political because it showed the tensions going on right up in the government and Charles Sumner would go on to take a huge role in taking down slavery once and for all in the Civil War. -
1857: The Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was social, economic, and political. This was social because it angered many northern American's because they were against slavery and this decision said that the Scott family and other African Americans were not free simply because they owned land and things. This was economic because it also made Northern farmers fear about finding job because of the slavery increase. Finally it was political because it showed how the government was helping slavery in this situation.