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The Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a secretive route that led slaves northward to freedom in the 19th century. "Conductors" such as Harriet Tubman, aided these people in search for freedom in the north. -
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Slavery in the South
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a key abolitionist figure in the 19th century. Douglass took part in many abolitionist activites, wrote the North Star newspaper, and was inspired by former abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison. -
William Lloyd Garrison
In the 1840's, abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison used the mediat, etc. to gain followers and explained that in order to abolish slavery, America must reevaluate their values and talked about the equal rights of women. -
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act provided strict laws for runaway slaves and tougher punishments for those who were caught helping these runaways. There were multiple reactions to this act, including state legislatures implementing personal liberty laws. -
Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Next to the Bible, Uncle Tom's Cabin became a best selling novel. Written by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe brought to light the daily lives of slaves. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
The Kansas - Nebraska Act in 1854 opened up the land in the Great Plains to popular soverignty, which gave the people of the states the right to decide whether or not to be a slave state, it also divided the Great Plains into the Kansas and Nebraska territories. -
Bleeding Kansas
"Bleeding Kansas" is used to aid in the comprehension of the violence that took place regarding the territory of Kansas. By popular soverignty, which means that the people of the state would decide whether they want to be slave or free states. -
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, VA
In hopes of a slave uprising/revolt, John Brown led a raid to attempt to capture the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. The raid was a failure; Brown and his band were executed. As a result, southerners feared that the north would want to start a war. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
In March 1857, Dred Scott went to court to emancipate himself from slavery. The end result was the supreme court deeming the Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional and under the Constitution Scott had no right to sue for he was not a citizen but he was property.
