-
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 compromise was a compromise which stated that five slaves count as three white men for both taxation and representation. -
Banned Slave Importation Act
This act banned the importation of slaves into any port or place within the power of the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise made an imaginary line throuh the United States that seperated free states from slave states.When white southeners threatend to leave the union.(free states were at the top and slave states were at the bottom.) -
Texas Annexation
Texas was added to the union as a state, however, Texas's laws allowed slavery and since Texas was such a big state that would mean more slaves states and more slaves in general. (couldnt find exact date) -
Dread Scott Decision
Dread Scott decides to sue his master because they lived in free territory for a while and Dred Scott decided that he should be free. -
Period: to
Dred Scott Trial
Dread Scott went for trial almost a decade by 1857 the supreme court made their decision. (Dont know exact date) -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state, however it came with the Fugitive Slave Act. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave made citizens in free states return slaves to thier masters. This made abolitionists super angry. -
The Supreme Courts Decision on Scotts Case
On March 1857 the Supreme Court stated that all black-slaves or free could never become a citizen of the United States. The Judge Roger B. Taney also said that the Missouri Comprimise was unconstitutional therefour allowing slavery in all states. (Dont know exact date)
