a nation divided

  • northwest ordinance

    northwest ordinance

    The Northwest Ordinance started a new method to add new states, to the new territory. They started new rights and laws in that territory.
  • US constitution signed

    US constitution signed

    The document that is 4 pages long, and was established to see who the government of the US will be
  • constitution ratified

    constitution ratified

    The constitution was ratified in 1788, this means that the government of the US is going to serve the citizens.
  • missouri compromise

    missouri compromise

    The missouri compromise tried to get rid of the slavery issue in their territory. They divided a line to separate the slave states and the non slaves states.
  • nat turner's rebellion

    nat turner's rebellion

    Nat Turner was a man that had killed 60 people, he was still running around for another 2 months before he had got captured. This eventually turned into having a lot of new laws after the accident.
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    gag rule in congress

    A rule that state that people are not allowed to speak for themselves. They cannot speak their own opinions.
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    mexican-american war

    A boundary between the US and Texas, a fight between the US and Mexico from 1846 to 1848
  • wilmont proviso

    wilmont proviso

    congress passed a proposal the allow slavery and make an extension of slavery in the territories, which then the Republican Party was built.
  • harriet tubman escapes slavery

    harriet tubman escapes slavery

    Harriet Tubman escapes slavery, she began to save people from being a slave which she started off with her family. She then became a conductor of the Underground Railroad. She saved over 300 people in just 19 trips.
  • compromise 1850

    compromise 1850

    They finally let California join to be a free state, also let slavery to the territories of New Mexico and Utah.
  • uncle tom's cabin published

    uncle tom's cabin published

    A story about an enslaved person, tom saves a little girl and then the great grandfather ends up buying him. Tom did not like slavery and wanted it to be gone, he didn't like people being wiped and beaten.
  • dred scott decision

    dred scott decision

    Dred Scott was a slave that wanted freedom. Dred did not want t there to be slaves anymore. He tried to sue the Supreme Court but since he used to be a slave he could not sue the court.
  • lincoln-douglas debates

    lincoln-douglas debates

    Political debates between, the challenger, Abraham Lincoln, the incumbent, and Stephan Douglas, to see who becomes senator.
  • john brown raids harpers ferry

    john brown raids harpers ferry

    John Brown leads a group to raid against Harpers Ferry. He tried to start an armed revolt to try to destroy the slavery issue.
  • abraham lincoln elected

    abraham lincoln elected

    Lincoln served as one of the main people in the Civil War. He was also elected for president in 1860.
  • south carolina secedes

    south carolina secedes

    south carolina is the first state to secede from the union on December 20, 1860
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    civil war

    The Civil War was caused by the issue of slavery. The Civil Ware began in 1861. 620,000 of 2.4 million soldiers were killed in the war.