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Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay created the compromise to please both the North and the South. 1. California admitted as free state (N) 2. Slave trade outlawed in DC (N) 3. Rest of Mexican cession decided by pop. sov. (S) 4. Fugitive slave law (S) -
Fugitive Slave Law
Any slave found was to be returned to their owner. North thought this gave more power to the South and slave states. Everyone was forced to cooperate -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin publication
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin which displayed slave life in an anit-slavery novel -
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Remaining Louisiana Purchase land divided into Kansas/Nebraska. Slave states would be decided by popular sovereignty. MISSOURI COMPROMISE MEANS NOTHING --> Bleeding Kansas & Civil War -
Birth of the Republican Party
New party was needed to deal with pro-slavery settlers crossing the 36 30 parallel to vote. Date was the first convention in Pittsburgh, PA -
Brooks attacks Sumner in Senate
US Rep. Preston Brooks attacked Sen. Charles Sumner with a cane in response to Sumner's speech 2 days prior. Speech consisted of denouncing Kansas-Nebraska Act, wanting Kansas to be granted as a free state --> Civil War -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Slave Dred Scott was a free slave who was sued for his freedom over an 11-year time period. Since he was African American he was not a citizen --> could not be sued in federal court. Declares Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. SLAVERY CAN BE ANYWHERE -
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John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown (abolitionist) captured citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal. Hoped the local slave population would join & weapons could be dispensed to freedom fighters across the country. Robert E. Lee captured, tried and charged Brown -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln vs. 3 other candidates. 40% voted for Lincoln. Lincoln became president -
Shots fired at Fort Sumter, SC
Declaration of secession by 7 Southern states --> Battle that started the Civil War
