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Fugative slave act
This act was a part of the 1850 Compromise. Every slave would be returned to their owners. This happened even if slaves were now free and in free states. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was when people were arguing on if the new states added should be slave states or free states. -
Death of Henry Clay
Henry Clay was a senator in the Compromise of 1850. Henry Clay died due to tuberculosis and passed away in Washington D.C. -
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Is Published.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This book was about a slave named Tom, and was very controversial because it was written by a white woman. It was officially published in 1852. -
Bleeding Kansas
The bleeding of Kansas was when pro-slavers, free state people, and abolitionist all were arguing violently over whether people should have slaves or not. -
Caning of Charles Sumner
The caning of Charles Sumner was the event where Preston Brooks, a prominent pro slave pollitition, attacked Charles Sumner with a cane when he felt Charles disrespected the south. -
The Pottawatomie Massacre
John Brown, five of his sons, and three other friends murdered five pro slavery men at cabins along the banks of Pottawatomie Creek. -
The Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was the ruling of the supreme court that even though slaves were "free" and in free states that they would not legally make them free. This decision caused the abolitionists to start pushing harder against the south. -
John Browns raid on Harpers ferry
John Brown raided Harpers ferry because, he wanted to start a slave riot in the southern states.