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The Underground Railroad
Isaac T. Hopper, a Quaker, began a system for hiding and aiding runaway slaves in 1787. This is what startedThe Underground Railroad was a secret network of people, places, and routes in the North that led slaves to freedom in large cities, black communities, and Canada. The Underground Railroad involved stationmasters, conductors, abolitionisits, slaves, and stockholders. Slavery lasted until 1865 when the 13th Amendment. The Underground Railroad helped slaves reach freedom using secret codes. -
Levi Coffin (date)
The date i chose for Levi Coffin is, Oct. 28 1789, the day he was born. -
Levi Coffin
Levi Coffin was a whiteman born on October 28, 1789. He was born in New Garden, Guilford County. When he was younger his cousin and him opened a school to teach slaves the bible. He was known as the President of the underground railroad. He helped shelter slaves and arrange transportation to Canada. He also operated a whole sale store selling products of free labor. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion(1)
Nat Turner was the leader of a slave rebellion. The group was about 60 to 70 slaves. They began at the Travis plantation where Turner was a slave. They killed the entire Travis family. They moved on to other plantations. A total of 60 plantation owners and family members had been killed. Some slaves were found innocent and set free. While most were found guilty and executed. Nat Turner was jailed, tried in court, found guilty, and executed by hanging. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion(2)
Thomas Gray wrote a book on Turner called “The Confessions of Nat Turner”. The court paid back all plantation owners for the slaves they lost. Plantation owners and their families were afraid for their lives that their slaves would start a rebellion as well. So a set of laws called the Black Codes were set up to limit what slaves could do. The overall effect of the rebellion had been to make the lives of slaves even more difficult. -
Nat Turners Rebellion(date)
Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800. -
The Missouri Compromise(1)
The main issue with Missouri becoming a state was if it should be a free or slave state. The southern states are slave states so when this was brought up they argued for Missouri to become a slave state. On the other hand the northern states are free states. After all the discussion between the north and the south about whether Missouri would e a free or slave state, they finally decided on the Missouri Compromise. The first part of this compromise was that Missouri could join as a slave state, -
The Missouri Compromise(2)
The first part of this compromise was that Missouri could join as a slave state,they finally decided on the Missouri Compromise. The first part of this compromise was that Missouri could join as a slave state, with a provision that any portion of the Louisiana Territory north of 36’ 30’ latitude would be free. The second part of this compromise was Maine admitted to statehood, which balanced the Senate between 12 slave state representatives and 12 free state representatives. -
Dred Scott Case(date)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom on April 6, 1846. -
Dred Scott Case
From 1820-1842 Scott worked for an army surgen. For 12 years Scott had lived in free states with his owner so he thought of himself as an employee not a slave. But in 1846 when he tried to sue for his freedom it was decided that Scott was considered property not a U.S. citizen. After this was all decided Scott was sold back to the Blow family were he was set free. Scott died a freeman. -
The Compromise of 1850 (Date)
The Compromise of 1850 was passed on September 9th 1850. -
The Compromise of 1850 (2)
The fourth part states that the Texas border dispute is settled. Finally the last part of the compromise was the fugitive slave law. This stated all runaway slaves had to be returned, free blacks in north can still become slaves if captured, whites had to report runaways, and that judges were paid more money for runaways slaves they returned. The Compromise of 1850 was only a temporary solution before the Civil War. -
The Compromise of 1850(1)
The Compromise of 1850 had five parts to it. The first part was California joined the Union as a free state. This made the Union have more free states then slave states, so there r more anti-slavery senators. The next part says that the land we got from the Mexican American war gets to decide if they will be a free or slave state. This is known as popular sovereignty. The third part of the compromise is that slave trade is outlawed in Washington D.C. but that doesnt mean they cant have slaves. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act (Date)
The Kansas - Nebraska Act was passed on May 30, 1854. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act voided the Missouri Compromise, allowing slavery north of the 36° 30´ line. Stephen Douglas introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act he said that the choice of being free or slave was up to the people of that state. This was known as popular sovereignty. -
Bleeding Kansas
The summer of Bleeding Kansas started in Lawrence Kansas by proslavery supporters. After this antislavery supporters led by David Walker killed five proslavery men infront of their families. After this attack the whole summer was filled with raids killing many people throughout Kansas giving it the name "Bleeding Kansas". -
Bleeding Kansas ( Date)
On March 30, 1855 an election was held to choose members of the territorial legislature. -
Presidential Eection of 1860(date)
Abraham Lincoln,the Republican canidate, was elected president on November 6, 1860. -
Presidential Election of 1860
This presidential election happened in 1860. President Abraham Lincoln won with all North votes. He was a republican canidate. The south did not believe a president should win with no south votes. This caused South Carolina to be the first state to leave the Union and start their own. -
Fort Sumter (Date)
On April 12,1861 fire was opened on Fort Sumter. -
Fort Sumter
The attack on Fort Sumter was the start to the Civil War. In 1861 president Abraham Lincoln was trying to send supplies up to Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was located in South Carolina which was a Confederate state. General P.G.T Beauregard demanded Fort Sumter to surrened. When Fort Sumter refused to surrened they opened fire on them on April 12, 1861.
