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Fugitive Slave Act passed
This act allowed runaway slaves, if found within the United States territory, to be caught and returned. It also involved penalties on anyone who assisted the slaves. -
William Lloyd Garrison launches "The Liberator"
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper that was published by William Lloyd Garrison. The first issue started with the motto, "Our country is the world—our countrymen are mankind." Stood for the emancipation of slaves. -
Nat Turner leads a slave revolt in Virginia
Nat Turner was a slave and a minister. "[He] planned to capture the county armory at Jerusalem, Virginia, and then march 30 miles to Dismal Swamp, where his rebels would be able to elude their pursuers. " -
American Anti-Slavery founded in Boston
The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded in order to reach the society through lecturing agents, petition drives, and a wide variety of printed materials. "The Liberator and The National Anti-Slavery Standard (NASS) were the official newspapers of the organization." -
Sarah Grimke's "Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women".
In her letters, she argues how the sexes were made equal by God, "but that men had created women’s inferior condition by denying them opportunity and forcing them to do their bidding." She defends the race in her letters and states her opinions. -
Henry Highland Garnet's "Address to the Slaves of the United States of America"
This address was first read at the National Convention
held in Buffalo, New York. He fights for the freeing of slaves and quotes, ". . . rather die freemen, than live to be slaves." -
Frederick Douglass published the "North Star"
The "North Star" was one of the most influential black antislavery paper published.. It was not only used to bring down slavery, but to fight for the rights of women and other oppressed groups. -
Women's Rights Convention held at Seneca Falls, New York
The first Women's rights convention was held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York. Almost 200 women attended. The convention was organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to bring up the topic of equality. -
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery
Harriet Tubman flees from slavery successfully in 1849 to go up north to Philidelphia. She goes back to return her brothers who changed their minds however, she makes use of the Underground Railroad to save more Africans from the bondage of slavery. -
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech
Sojourner Truth, feminist, supports the feminism ideals in her speech held at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio. She defends that women should have equal rights, and that they are just as strong as men. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is an anti-slavery novel. This book "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman -
Republican Party founded
The Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin. It was created by former members of the Whig Party to oppose the spread of slavery in the western territories. -
Civil War in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas"
The term, "Bleeding Kansas" describes the time of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. Violence occured when thee different states were trying to influence Kansas on whether to be a slave-state or not. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
This act allowed people in the two territories to decide on their own whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Charles Sumner beating
Preston Brooks, a member of the House of Representatives, entered the Senate chamber and beat Charles Sumner into unconsciousness with his cane. He does this because Sumner addressed the Senate on the issue of whether Kansas should be admitted to the Union as a slave state or a free state. -
Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision
The surpreme court declared that all blacks were not citizens of the United States.Dred Scott tried to appeal to the Court to try and get his freedom back. -
Lecompton Constitution rejected by Congress
The Lecompton Constitution granted protection of slavery in the region. It was rejected when the Northerners of Kansas disagreed with it. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln–Douglas Debates were seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, and Senator Stephen Douglas. The Republican and Democratic party candidates. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown, an abolitionist, and a group of his supporters made their way to the Harpers Ferry. They captured high status citizens and took over the federal armory. -
Election of 1860
This 19th quadrennial presidential election served as the main cause for the start of the American Civil War. It based opinions on whether certain states should be free or slave states.
