Slavery

Slavery and States' Rights

By Rybread22
  • Kansas- Nebraska Act

    Kansas- Nebraska Act

    This act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they want to be a free or slave state.
  • Dred Scott Decesion

    Dred Scott Decesion

    The court ruled that African Americans were not citizens.
  • Sececession Convention

    Sececession Convention

    Pro-secession leaders organized a Secession convention
  • Ordinance of Secession

    Ordinance of Secession

    Pro-secession leaders adopted an ordinance of secession and deleates voted 166-8 to leave the union.
  • State Wide Vote

    State Wide Vote

    Texans voted 46,153-14,747 for secession
  • Texas leaves the Union

    Texas leaves the Union

    Texas becomes the 7th state to secede from the U.S.