Slavery

The Politics of Slavery

By cheerchik1893

  • The United States Constitution

    The United States Constitution
    Fifty five men came together to revise the Articles of Confederation. However one man suggested that they start over and make a new government. This went through and The called it the United States Confederation. John Hancock was the last person to sign.

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    This was passed to state that Missouri would be a slave state and Maine would be a free state. The Kansas-Nebraska Act ws repealed by this. Later on the Dred Scott decision would say that congress did not have the authority to to prohibit slavery.

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    This compromise consists of five laws. The fugitive slave act was changed for the good and the slave trade in Washington D.C. was taken away. California became a free state and a government was created in Utah. Also an act was passed about a dispute concerning Texas and Mexico's borders.

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    This was a pre lude to the Civil War. It also repealed the Missouri Act.

  • The Dred Scott Decision

    The Dred Scott Decision
    This was about how slaves were not considered citizens of the United States.

  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates
    The first debate was on August 21 1858. However there were 7 debates. The first debate was Ottawa. The seconde debate, Freeport, was on August 24, 1858. The third, Jonesboro, was on September 15, 1858. The fourth, Charleston, was on September 18,1858. The fifth, Galesburg, was on October 7, 1858. The sixth, Quincey, October 13, 1858. The last one, Alton, was October 15, 1858.

  • John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
    John Brown went to Harpers Ferry and had a plan to go help slaves and kill all slave holders.

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    There were four people running for president and Abraham Lincoln won.

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    This established the boundaries between the two states. This Act allowed the people to decide on a free or slave state.

  • The Emancipation Proclaimation

    The Emancipation Proclaimation
    This did not end slavery but it stated that all people held as slaves were to be forever free. This also allowe recruitment in war and after the Civil War thousands of men were involved in the Union army and in the Navy.