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Slavery
Slavery was first introduced to the United States in 1614 and would change life there forever. It was when one person thought they were higher than someone and that they could own that person as property. It was the whole reason of the Civil War. It is also the cause of all the causes of the Civil War. -
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Causes of the Civil War
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Missouri Compromise
In 1820, Congress passed a law that made a 36˚3O’ latitude north and no slave could cross that line. It was considered and called the Missouri compromise because no slave could cross that line except for Missouri. It kept peace between the North and the South but also made relationships a bit tenser. It is one of the first causes of the Civil War and would make slaves not safe in Missouri if they were runaway. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
In 1831 Nat Turner led a great slave rebellion, the most famous one in history, against unsuspecting whites. Nat Turner was also a black abolitionist and was against slavery greatly. He then killed more whites than all other slave revolts in history. In addition, many people were captured and hung after the revolt, Nat Turner was one of them and he was soon hung and put to death. -
Fugitive Slave Act
In 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed and it would change slavery forever. The law was that the United States had to help The Confederacy capture runaway slaves in the north. It now made running away from slavery even harder for slaves. The North was outraged and it made the north think that the south only wanted slavery to spread. -
John Brown Rebellion
In 1859, John Brown, a white abolitionist, and his followers led a party to try to wreak havoc in the south. During the Rebellion John Brown managed to kill 5 southerners. The rebellion scared many southerners into thinking that the North only wanted slavery to come to an abrupt stop and soon. While some of this was true, John Brown was attacked and withstood a crowd of residents of Missouri. -
Election of 1860
In 1860, a soon to be great, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States of America. He won the ballet with not a single Confederate state voting in his favor. He strongly believed not to mess with slavery and not let it spread but, the South thought he was trying to get rid of slavery. Being scared of the thought of no slavery, most of the South seceded and formed The Confederate States of America. -
Secession
After President Lincoln was elected president most of the South states seceded off and became The Confederate States of America. Then, they elected a new president, Jefferson Davis, showing the United States they were serious about slavery. They were now considered a whole different country from the United States of America.
