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Slavery in the South
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The Missouri Compromise
This is a compromise that was formed by the South and the North. They drew a line on the 36th parallel and made the southern states slave states and the northern ones free states. It kept a balance so that when our country grew there weren't more slaves than citizens. -
The Abolitionist Movement
The abolitionist movement began as a more organized and immediate effort to end slavery. It began around the 1830's when Historians believed that the ideas set forth during the the religious movement known as the Second Great Awakening inspired by abolitionists to rise up against slavery. -
First Publication to End Slavery
Garrison begins publishing The Liberator, the country's first publication to demand and immediate end to slavery. On the first page of the document it states: "I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, AND I WILL BE HEARD." Georgia offers $5000 to anyone who would bring him to state for trial. -
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was the resistance to enslavement through escape and fight, This started at the end of the the Civil war with hard efforts to gain freedom by escaping the bondage of their owners at the time. This happened between 1810 to 1850 so I just did the middle date. -
The 'gag' rule
In May of 1836 the House of Representatives passed a rule called the Gag rule. It was a resolution that immediately stoped and postponed the talk or discussion of slaves. This caused congress to stop all action or hearings with slavery involved because they didn't want to fix the issues or ideas at the time. -
The publishing of Fredrick Douglas first book
In 1845 Fredrick Douglas published his first book about his life. The life of a slave to be exact. His whole life he set his life mission to free as many slaves as possible. He also worked with William Lloyd Garrison and Gerrit Smith. These two people were also very important in this publishing with a common theme of freeing as many slaves as possible. -
Court ruling of Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a captivated slave in St. Louis. Him and his wife went to court for a filing of freedom because of where they lived. They were enslaved in a state that was free and because of this, they got the court rulings and won the argument. -
Harriet Tubmans first Underground Railroad Rescue Mission
Harriet Tubman held her first rescue mission in December of 1850 when she found out her family was getting auctioned off. She took her nieces husband down to Virginia to rescue his wife and two kids. The rescue was successful because of how many people were there. The auctioneer had too much going on to notice they were gone. They traveled a little north for 3 nights before traveling all the way to Virginia to be safe forever. This was Tubmans first accomplished mission. -
Impact on the Economy
There were major impacts on the economy because of slavery. Slave labor was producing over two billion pounds of cotton per year. American cotton soon made up two-thirds of the global supply, and production continued to soar. This was counted in 1860. -
Abraham Lincoln
On January first of 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This was a turning point for the United States because it said that all slaves that were held by their owner were to be set free forever. This caused many issues down the road because the cotton industry slowed majorly.