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The Nulilfication Crisis
Southern States hated tariffs because they were taxed heavily on imported goods. Vice President John C Calhoun declared that state should be able to nullify federal laws if they deemed them unconstitutional. South Carolina almost seceded but Henry Clay made a compromise to lower them and everything was alright. -
Compromise of 1850
After defeating Mexico, Congress had many heated debates for assigning new territories from Mexico as slave or free states. Henry Clay was a contributor in making a compromise of between the North and South. They decided California would be a free state, and that slave trade was to be abolished from Washington D.C. But Congress would not be banning slavery from any of the other newly acquired territories -
Fugitive Slave Law Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, passed by Congress. This allowed slaves who were either free in the North, or had run away to the North, could be brought back to be a slave, whether they were before or not. Many abolitionists very angry and pushed them even further in their act to abolish slavery. This act set the stage for John Browns Raid and the Civil War -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Toms Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, to impact America on the horrors of slavery. Her purpose was to convince people to see an end to slavery. It was writtenans then published on March 20th 1852 and sold 300,000 copies by the end of that year. -
Bleeding Kansas
Before Kansas entered the Union there was to be an election in which 5,000 people who were proslsvery voted for their favored representatives illegally, resulting in Kansas having. A proslavery legislature. But anti-slavery opponents soon started their own government, but was attacked by proslsvery forces. For vengeance John Brown, an abolitionist, killed several of his proslsvery neighbors. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom, he believed that since he lived In a free territory he should be a free man. But when he went to the court they said that African Americans were not considered citizens when the Constitution was drafted. -
Attack on Harpers Ferry
John Brown was against slavery and wanted to inspire Slaves to fight for their freedom. His plan was to capture the United States Arsenal to arm slaves. Sadly his attempt failed and he was given the death sentence, but ,any abolitionists saluted him for what he did. -
The Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln won the entire election, and even though he said he wouldn't do anything about slavery the South still didn't trust him. Southern States started to secede shortly after Lincoln was elected
