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Slavery Before the Civil War
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820
Congress decided to make Missouri a state, and Missouri was going to be a slave state. To keep the balance they also made Maine a non-slave state. This allowed for there to be an equal number of slave and non-slave states. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was an African American slave who could read and write, because his owners wanted him to have an education. He was also a preacher to many other slaves. Turner lead a rebellion with about 75 other slaves and killed 51 white people. -
Gag Rule in Congress on Abolition
The House introduced the Gag Rule when talking about slavery in the House of Representatives. This rule didn’t allow any talk of slavery to happen from 1836-1844 because nothing could get resolved and it was just wasting time. -
The Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a series of routes to help slaves escape to the North where slavery was illegal. Along these routes there was many people offering aid and shelter during their journey. There was many important "conductors" apart of the underground railroad like Harriet Tubman, who aided a lot of people to escape slavery. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a deal that had benefits to the North and South, the north got California admitted as a free state and slave trade was prohibited in Washington D.C. The South got no slave restrictions in territories like Utah or New Mexico, slave holding permitted in Washington D.C. and most importantly The Fugitive Slave Act. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 and it was considered a win for the south. The act was if an escaped slave was found and capture they would be returned to their owners in the South. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel written by author Harriet Beecher Stowe and it was published in 1852. This book had a large effect on the attitudes of Americans towards African Americans and slavery in the U.S. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was the bill that overturned the Missouri Compromise's use of the line to separate slave and non-slave states. This act mandated "Popular sovereignty" which allowed settlers of a new territory decide whether to allow or not allow slavery in the state. -
The Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott case was a Supreme Court case where an enslaved African American, Dred Scott, took his case to the Supreme Court because he thought he should be freed. The Supreme Court ruled against Scott 7-2, and justice Taney said African Americans were not citizens so they couldn't sue in federal court. -
Lincoln's Election
Lincoln was elected in 1860 and had a lot of support from the North because he believed in the abolishment of slavery. This caused him to have no support in the South because they relied heavily on slavery. He was a very moderate republican.
