A Nation Divided

  • Passed Northwest Ordinance

    Passed Northwest Ordinance

    The northwest ordinance started a form of government for the northwest territory. This included a list of rights guaranteed in the northwest territory.
  • Signing of U.S Constitution

    Signing of U.S Constitution

    Many people signed the constitution that day this that it was going to better the U.S. There was at least one person that refused to sign because it protected slave rights and the slave trade.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise authorized the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government. It also prohibited slavery in some territories.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion

    The Nat Turner Rebellion was lead by Nat Turner and was a slave revolt. With the intent to stop slavery they started with Nat Turner's master and killed anyone that got in their path. At least 100 people were killed that day before Nat Turner was murdered and the rebellion ended.
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    Gag Rule in Congress

    The gag rule was used to stop any discussion and debates of anti slavery petitions. It postponed all action involving the petitions due to the very large amount of petitions being sent in.
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    Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American war happened between Mexico and America and was an armed conflict.
  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso excluded slavery from the Mexican cession territory. This made him well known.
  • Harriet Tubman Escapes Slavery

    Harriet Tubman Escapes Slavery

    Harriet Tubman escaped her captor and moved on to help many many more slaves also become free. She was a conductor of the underground railroad and helped more than 300 slaves to freedom.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    The compromise of 1850 allowed California to become a free state. It also provided a territorial government for Utah and Mexico, it also established a boundary between Texas and the U.S, lastly it called for abolition of slave trade in Washington D.C and amended the Fugitive slave act.
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin published

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin published

    This was a book written to show the attitude that she had towards slavery in the U.S. She used real life events to publish a book in hopes that it would change the outcome of slavery.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    The Dred Scott decision upheld slavery in the U.S territories, denied the legal citizen ship of any African American, and stated that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional.
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    Bleeding Kansas

    A violent fight broke out between the free-staters and the abolitionists until Kansas entered the Union as a free state.
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates

  • John Brown raids Harpers Ferry

    John Brown raids Harpers Ferry

  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes

  • Abraham Lincoln elected

    Abraham Lincoln elected

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    Civil War