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The Internal Slave Trade
Market and Industrial Revolution led to the need for more textile, meaning need for more raw materials. Inventions like cotton gin were created, producing more bales of cotton, leading to the necessity of more slaves. Because the Congress passed a law that forbid the importation of slave to the U.S. in 1807, the internal slave became a very profitable business through U.S., especially in the deep south, expanding the slave owning territory from 1820-1860. -
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Slavery in the South
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was a slave in Virginia, who believed God gave him visions and gave him signs to lead a rebellion. On August 31, 1831, he lead a rebellion against slavery. Killing between 55-65 people, it is known as the deadliest slave uprising in U.S. Nat was executed and others that took part were arrested or executed. Due to the rebellion, it enforced a stricter slave codes throughout the South. -
American Anti-Slavery Society
The American Anti-Slavery Society was a group of abolitionists, founded by William Garrison, and Arthur Tappan. They held meetings, often lead by Frederick Douglas. At the meeting, they discussed resolutions, signed anti slavery petitions, and lectured to carry out the message of anti slavery throughout the North, calling for immediate end of slavery. This organization inspired few to speak out against slavery, and attracted many who shared the same opinion. -
Wilmot Proviso
A proposal made by a Pennsylvania Congressman David Wilmot, saying slavery is not allowed in any territory gained through the Mexican-American War. President Polk and many slave owning southerners were against this idea. It passed the House of Representatives but unfortunately was not able to pass the Senate. -
Compromise of 1850
Drafted by Henry Clay, Compromise of 1850 was created based on the ideas of Stephan Douglas. This was an attempt to decrease the conflicts between the free and slave states. As a part of the compromise, the fugitive slave act was amended, banned slave trade in Washington D.C., allowed California to become a free state, split up the Texas territory, and the decisions of new territories gained through Mexican American War becoming a free state was left up to the popular sovereignty. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Passed by the U.S. Congress as a part of the Compromise of 1850. This act allowed slave owners the right to capture their slaves that had escaped to the free states, also imposed penalties to anyone who aided in their escape. The Compromise angered and was unpopular among the Northerners and converted many indifferent Northerners to anti-slavery. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Known for being the most affecting and influential novel in the American history, and sold more than one million copies within the first year published. It showed the brutality of slavery, informing many northerners who was not aware of the reality of slavery. Also was one of the cause of creating conflict between north and south. -
Harriet Tubman
Born into slavery in Maryland, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in order to become an abolitionist who led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of Underground Railroad. She dedicated and risked her life in helping others. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress and set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. The act allowed the two states to be able to decide whether to join the Union as a free state or the Confederates as a slave state. The decision was all up to the popular sovereignty. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave who was seeking for freedom and declared that since he had lived in a free state with his master, he should be allowed freedom. But the chief justice Roger Taney justified his ruling against this case by stating all blacks are not considered as citizens of U.S., therefor has no right to sue in federal court. Also said slave owners have the right to capture escaped slaves in the free states, and that Congress can't prohibit that.
