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Organization of Underground Railroad
a group dedicated on helping and hiding escaped slaves get to the north -
3/5th Compromise
a compromise for government for how much slaves would count to population for representatives of a state so they made it so a slave would be 3/5th of a white man -
Northwest Ordinance
a framework that established how stuff would be run in the new northwester states -
Constitution Signed
When the constitution was signed creating the start of the country and slave history -
fugitive slave act 1793
A act that made it so slave owners could hunt down their slaves even in the north this made it hard even with free slaves who had to constantly be looking over their shoulder -
Invention of cotton gin
A device that made the harvesting of cotton much easier as it could pick the seeds out of cotton way faster then a normal person. This invention brought back slavery after it had been dying down for a while. -
Ban on Slave Importation
it prohibited states from being imported into the country its all in the name -
Missouri compromise
It added texas a slave state while adding Missouri as a free state to keep a balance. This was pretty important as it showed how slippery the balance of frees and slave states were. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
A rebellion where a bunch of escaped slaves went on a killing spree and then were all killed. This rebellion really did nothing but worsen slave condition in America. -
South Carolina Nullification Crisis
When south Carolina tried to remove a tariff that favored north manufacturing over southern farming. -
Wilmot Proviso 1846
a failed amendment that tried to ban slavery in all the new territory's acquired from Mexico. While not as important as it was a failure it was not a compromise so points for originality. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A treaty that ended the Mexico American war and the established a border it also gave america a bunch of new territory. This is important as this territory started the tension as deciding if they were free states or not. -
Compromise of 1850
A compromise made to resolve the issues of slavery in the Mexican-American territory. This is important cause it started the fugitive slave act. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
Uncle toms cabin was a book that showed people in the north what was happening with slavery and the suffering of people in it -
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Bleeding Kansas
a time of brutal fighting in Kansas between northerns and southerns a lot of people were hurt and towns were burned -
Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
It created the Nebraska and Kansas territories and established Popular sovereignty in these territories -
Charles Sumner Attacked
he was a attacked for bringing up a bleeding Kansas by a slave supporting senator. This is important as it shows the tension growing between south and north. -
Dred Scott Decision
a decision that literally said a escaped slave couldnt sue their master as they were property and couldnt sue. This increased tension for obvious reasons cause well it dehumanized slaves even more. -
John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry
A secret plan by John Brown to raid a big armory and arm slaves his plan ultimately failed due to little support. This was important as it showed the violence that would be needed to end slavery. -
Lincoln gets elected
Lincoln is elected mostly cause of massive support in the northern states and little to none in the southern ones. Him getting elected also kicked of the civil war. -
South Carolina Secedes from Union
South Carolina secedes starting the civil war