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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The reason why this book was a big deal was because it depicted the life of a slave during slavery. People disliked the book because Southerners believed it spread misinformation, but her accounts are first-hand of what slavery did look like. Her book was what tore America apart and brought up the discussion of slavery and deciding if African Americans should be slaves or not. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The act repealed the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise was a line where slavery was prohibited but the reason why it needed to be repealed was because it cut states in half, and wasn't sure if the states should be free states or slave states. Steven Douglas came up with the Kansas-Nebraska Act to fix the issue, and basically created 2 new territories and allowed for popular sovereignty too. -
Republican Party
The Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin. Which consisted of ex-whig members and ex-soldiers. It was formed to combat the expansion of slavery into the newer states and people didn't want that at the time. The first republican president was Abraham Lincoln at the time, and he strengthened the ideologies of the Republican Party by being Anti-Slavery at the time. -
Bloody Kansas
Bloody Kansas was a conflict between 3 groups of people, Anti-slavery, Pro-slavery, and abolitionist. In Kansas at the time popular sovereignty was ruled for Kansas and decided whether it should be a free or a slave state. What marked the beginning of Bloody Kansas was The Sack of Lawrence. When proslavery people entered Lawrence destroyed its hotel, and destroyed its newspaper office. -
Brooks-Sumner lncident
The Brooks-Sumner incident was when, Preston Brooks a Democrat from North Carolina, attacked Senator Charles Sumners on the United States Chambers floor. He was attacked for criticizing slaveowners and people supported Brooks by even sending him new Canes to replace the one he broke on Charle's Sumner's face. It contributed to and pushed the idea of Slavery more into the United States and whether or not it was correct. -
Election of 1856
The election of 1856, was a 3 person election at the time and it consisted of presidential candidates James Buchanan, John C. Fremont, and Millard Filmore. The reason why this Presidential election was important is because it first brought up the idea of Slavery and the expansion into the new territories. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was an African American who was enslaved at the time. He ended up suing for his freedom in court, he claimed he was free for living in free territory because his original owner died during the time. His case ended up reaching the Supreme Court under Dred Scott v. Sandford and it was ruled that he was an enslaved person and was legally not allowed to register under citizenship or become a citizen because he was enslaved. -
LeCompton Constitution
The Lecompton Constitution was the 2nd out of 4 constitutions proposed towards Congress. What this Constitution did was protect slave owners, and a bill of rights disregarding free African Americans. It also added to the friction of the Civil War. -
(Lincoln's) House divided speech
The House Divided speech was given by Senator at the time Abraham Lincoln. Who would then go on to become the President of the United States. Lincoln saw slavery as a problem in the United States and it was a moral issue and if they didn't solve it chaos would break out in America. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were a series of 7 different debates between Republic Abraham Lincoln, and Democratic Senator Stephen Douglas. The issues brought up during these debates were typically always issues and stances on slavery at the time between both men. -
Harpers Ferry.
Harper's Ferry was a rebellion led by John Brown. The uprising was supposed to be a slave revolt at the time wanting to take over the United States' Arsenal to get weapons to cause an uprising. In total, there were 22 people who attempted to raid it, but John Brown when questioned stated he did it for his religion. -
John Brown
John Brown was an abolitionist and believed in Anti-Slavery. People did not like him a lot for his multiple attempts to end slavery, from causing Harper's ferry invasion, to the Pottawatomie massacre. He ended up being executed for his attempt to lead the invasion of Harpers Ferry. Near the end of his execution and before it kissed a black child, which back then was an important deal for a white man to do such a thing. People believed he should be punished worse then hanged for it. -
Election of 1860
The candidates for the Election of 1860 were Abraham Lincoln, John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas. The person who won the presidential election at the time was Abraham Lincoln. He didn't win the popular vote but ended up winning the electoral college vote. -
Lincoln's 1" lnaugural Address
He made this address specifically to stop the Civil War and bring the Union closer together at the time. He wanted a peaceful resolution instead of something Chaotic to occur. -
Secession
The states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War, and the opinion on Slavery were Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These States formed the Confederate States at the time. These states were Pro-Slavery at the time, and fought for slavery to stay in the Union, while the opposite states fought against Slavery at the time.