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Importation of Slaves Ends
Slaves cannot be imported into any state. The government can seize ships and place taxes on people who import slaves. This is an economic event because the reduction of slaves slows down the economy in the southern states. It is also a social event since it impacts a lot of people. Lastly, this is a political event since it is written in the Constitution that slaves cannot be imported. -
The Missouri Compromise 1820
This event was a debate over the admission of Missouri as a state. Eventually, a compromise admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state was included. Additionally, the Missouri compromise banned slavery in the rest of the Louisiana purchase. This was a political event because the nation was split on allowing Missouri to become a state and this was needed to keep the nation from splitting apart. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso banned the expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories of the United States from Mexico. The Wilmot Proviso is a political event since a democratic representative created this to stop the expansion of slavery in the west. This also is an economic event since the textbook mentions that the southern states opposed the Wilmot Proviso because they feared it would've impacted slavery in their states and as a result it would impact the economy in those states. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
Under the Fugitive Slave Act any African American could be accused of being a runaway and captured. This event was social since it applies to a certain culture or race in this case being African Americans. The event was political since it was approved by the government. -
The Compromise of 1850
This event was a compromise made to allow California to join the Union. The event was political since Congress came together to vote on the matter. It was a social event since many people were moving west to California. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel written by an abolitionist about slave catchers dragging off African Americans. This is a social event because the novel can go out to many people and it has to do with one specific culture or group of people. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed for new territories to be able to vote on whether to ban or allow slavery within the territory. The act is a political event due to the fact Congress had to pass this act. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a territorial civil war between proslavery and antislavery settlers. This was a political event because the representatives from the north and south tried to get people to move to Kansas in order to determine the rules of slavery going forward in the U.S. This can be considered a social act as well since people were moving Westward into Kansas. -
The Caning of Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner made a speech that ruined the reputation of South Carolina senator Andrew Butler. After the speech one of Butler's cousins went to Sumner's office and beat him with a cane. The event was a political one due to the fact that it came as a result of one senator ruining the reputation of another during a speech. -
Dred Scott Decision
Missouri slave Dred Scott sued for his freedom. Scott lost and the majority voted if a enslaved persons ancestors were slaves they could not be free. This was political since it got taken to court and the event is social since it refers to African American people and their ancestors.