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Slavery in the South
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The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a territory line that balanced the slave and non-slave states. This line was placed at latitude 36 degrees 30’. All territory south of the line would be slave states, and anything north of the line non-slave states. This made Missouri a Slave State, and Maine a non-slave state. Henry Clay had a big part in creating this compromise. -
The Liberator- Anti Slavery Newspaper
William Lloyd Garrison wrote The Liberator, and Anti Slavery Newspaper. He was a white Abolitionist and the founder of the influential American Anti-Slavery Society. The Newspaper was out of Boston, Massachusetts. This newspaper educated and inspired many, talking about slavery and the rights of African Americans. This Newspaper ran from 1831 to 1865. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a system that aided runaway slaves to escape and hide from the south and their owners. White and Free African Americans would help the runaway slaves with places to hide, and resources to survive. Harriet Tubman led the Underground Railroad and is thought to have rescued over 300 slaves. An Estimated 100,000 slaves were rescued with the Underground Railroad. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave Rebellion that included more than 70 free and enslaved African Americans. Almost 60 white people were killed, and some enslaved people were freed by this rebellion. The next day, 55 enslaved African Americans were executed for being a part of the rebellion. As for Nat Turner, he was decapitated and had his head put on a pole for the whole town to see. -
Gag Rule
The House of Representatives created the gag rule that restricted and postponed any debates or discussions on petitions to end and/or to revise slavery in the U.S. This rule went on from 1836-1844. John Quincy Adams strongly opposed this rule because he claimed that it broke the right of free speech, while John C. Calhoun thought emancipation should not be considered, so he thought the rule was good. -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was a fight for territory of Texas. Texas was still considered to be Mexican Territory but Americans started to settle on the land and brought their slaves with them even though Mexico didn’t allow slavery. This caused a war over the territory with a result of America winning Texas in 1848. Texas allowed slavery, so the war resulted in more slavery in the south. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act lasted from 1850-1864. This act allowed southern slave owners to retrieve their runaway slaves in the North. Identification was not used, so in many cases there was no indicator on who was a free man, and who was a slave. Both free men and slaves would be captured or recaptured and sent back to the south. Punishment was also given when recaptured, this included any physical abuse, whipping, and having to wear chains to prevent them from running away again. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was a book about the struggles of a slave. The Book was an anti-slavery novel written to spread awareness of the brutality slaves endured. This book spread all through America and was a stepping stone to the civil war. The book tells a story of a slave named Tom who has been sold many times and has endured so much physical abuse by his owners. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Senator Stephen Douglas presented The Kansas Nebraska Act. This act was to have popular sovereignty in the two new territories of Kansas and Nebraska. This act repealed the Missouri compromise and caused what’s known as “Bleeding Kansas”. Popular Sovereignty allowed the Settlers of a territory to decide whether they wanted slavery to be legal or not. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas- caused by the Kansas Nebraska Act, was a series of violent acts between proslavery and anti-slavery people. Kansas had popular sovereignty, so there was a big divide in whether slavery should be legal or not. Both sides used guerilla warfare tactics to weaken one another. This conflict lasted from 1854 to 1861.