American progress

6.2 | Slavery and Westward Expansion

By pattenb1
  • Importation Of Slaves Ends

    Importation Of Slaves Ends

    America had put an end to slavery and the sipping fo them from Africa. This was mainly Political and Social.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    Allowing Missouri to have slaves and naming it a slave state. This was purely economic, so they could get more resources and have more manual labor at no cost.
  • The Wilmot Proviso

    The Wilmot Proviso

    It was to appose slavery expansion in America, which was mainly social and political, because it wasn't right and the slaves were justified in it.
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

    It abolished slave trade in Washington DC and amended the Fugitive Slave Act, This was mainly Political and Social, because they were righting a wrong.
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act

    Granted slaves freedom, which was a part of the Compromise of 1850. This was mainly Political and Social.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Was an abolitionist weekly published in Washington DC, which was mainly social, because it spread awareness of the current events while taking a stance on it.
  • The Kansas Nebraska Act

    The Kansas Nebraska Act

    Created two separate states of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed popular sovereignty. This was mainly economical, in which both states would make different resources.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    It was the shed of Pro and Anti slavery groups. This was mainly social in spreading awareness and fighting for what is right.
  • The Caning of Charles Sumner

    The Caning of Charles Sumner

    When two Congress men fought over slavery, because of a snarky remark, which was social.
  • The Dred Scott Decision

    The Dred Scott Decision

    A man vrok free of his owner and took his own freedom, which wasn't allowed, but he was still fought it. This was only social, in he was fighting for what was right.