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William Lloyd Garrison launches The Liberator
He wrote this as the voice of abolitionists, and demanded to be heard. -
Nat Turner leads a slave revolt in Virginia
This rebellion had the highest number of white fatalities caused by slaves. -
American Anti-Slavery Act founded in Boston
Founded by Garrison, this society fought for the abolishment of slavery. -
Sarah Grimke's Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women
She wrote letters stated that women should have every right as men. -
Henry Highland Garnet's "Address to the Slaves of the USA"
The address was first delivered to the National Convention of Colored Citizens. Garnet was asking for an open rebellion, but the convention voted against it by one vote. -
Frederick Douglass published the North Star
It was the most influential black antislavery newspaper, which denounced slavery and helped with women's rights. -
Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls. New York
This was the first women's rights convention which 200 women attended. -
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery
Harriet Tubman was the first female slave to not only escape from slavery, but lead millions of slaves to freedom. -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
Both parties regarding slavery gained something. Adovcates recieved California as a free state, while proslavery recieved concessions regarding slave holding in Texas. -
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Women" speech
Truth was speaking for women's rights and saying they can do just as much as men. -
Harriet Breecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
Demanded that the US delivered on the promise of freedom and changed how people viewed slavery. -
Republican Party founded
Built an opposite side to the views of the Democratic party. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed
This act was made to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820, it allowed citizens to decide about slavery. -
Civil War in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas"
A period of violence over Kansas becoming a state. -
Charles Sumner beating
This event contributed to the Civil War. -
Supreme Court's Dred Scott Decision
The supreme court ruled that African Americans could not become American citizens or sue. -
Lecompton Consitution rejected by congress
This consitution proposed Kansas as a slave state, but it was rejected by congress and Kansas became a free state. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Douglas won as the democratic party from Illinois. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
This was an effort to initiate a slave revolt. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln won this election, and this was the imediate cause of the Civil War.
