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Slavery In The South From 1836-1860
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Restrictions on slaves petitions (Gag Rule)
The U.S House Representatives passes a resolution that deferred any actions on slavery petitions without hearing them making it no longer a topic in the House, and stricter versions of the gag rule are passed in congress and the rule is renewed many times. -
Underground Railroad Construction
Homes and businesses that sheltered runaways were better-known as stations or terminals and were run by stationmasters. Conductors moved the fugitives from one station to the next and were primarily slavery abolitionists like Robert Purvis. -
The 1840 Census
The results of the 1840 census show a total population of 16,987,946, including 2,482,546 slaves or 15% of the population. Slaves are considered non-existent in northern states, and as high as 55% in South Carolina and 52% in Mississippi. -
Henry Highland Garnets's "Address to the slaves of the United States Of America"
Henry Highland Garnet's Speech encouraged slaves across the US to rebel, and stop doing there work altogether, and to start requesting their freedom as black men and women. Henry was the first black man to preach a sermon in the House of Representatives. -
Florida
Florida becomes the 27th stat, and enters the union as a slave state. -
Texas
Texas becomes the 28th state and enters the union as a slave state. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland. She came back over 19 times and brought over 300 slaves back with her. Once word got around of this it happened more often and lead to a mass of slaves escaping. -
Compromise of 1850
Congress implemented various measures forming the Compromise of 1850. The measures included California connection of the Union as a free state, the territories of New Mexico and Utah are formed with no restrictions on slavery, slave trading is abolished in the District of Columbia, effective January 1851 and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 is modified and strengthened to allow slaveholders to retrieve slaves in northern states and free territories. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe produced Uncle Tom's Cabin a book as an effect of the pro-slavery movement. Her book became very popular, and gives a new perspective on slavery and open the eyes of many northerners and even some southern that may have had strong beliefs otherwise. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act passes Congress and turned over the Missouri Compromise beginning the Northern territory to slavery. Both sides began to send settlers into the areas in an effort to overpower and influence the future status of these areas. -
Dred Scott Case
The Supreme Court rules in Scott v. Sandford that blacks are not to be U.S. citizens, and slave owners don't have the right to take existing slaves into free areas of the county. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected For President
Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Lincoln received 40% of the popular vote and won 59% of the Electoral votes. He wasn't even on the ballot in the deep south and still won the by a landslide of electoral votes and the people's votes.
