-
Henry clay first proposed the Missouri Compromise.This event took place because the North wanted the newly added states to be free states, but the south wanted them to be slave states. This event took place in the United States. This event split the US into 2; The north was all free and the south was all slaves. This event impacted history because it was the United State's solution to the problem of slavery for a long time. -
This event involved David Wilmont. This event took place in Pennsylvania where it was conceived, and in the House and the Senate where it failed. This event took place because people in the north were starting to protest slavery in new territories; even more than before. What took place in this event was that Davod Wilmont decided to propose a bill thatbannedslaveryinthenewMexican territories.Thiseventimpactedhistorybecauseitwasoneofthe firstrealattemptsatendingslaveryforrealputsideofacompromise -
This event involves every person of color in the US. The event was a law that allowed a white person to enslave any person of color as long as they had another white as a witness. This event took place all over the US. The event took place because they needed a way to appease the south after California becae a free state. This event impacted history because of the panic caused and the amount of people who fled to canada. -
This event involves Henry Clay and every person of color in the US. The event added california as a free state, but gave the South a slave law that essentially let them enslave anyone of color. The event took place all over the country. The event took place to keep the south from getting too mad when California got added as a free state. This event impacted history because of how impactful this slave law was. Northeners got so mad at it, that they called what was essentially a terrorist a hero. -
This event was the writing of a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This event took place in the north. This event was when Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, it became ubiquitous in the North. It showed everyone in the North the true terror of slavery. It made the North's anti-slavery sentiment in the north even stronger. -
This event took place in Kansas and Nebraska. This event was when the Government decided to use popular sovereignty to decide if slavery should be legal in a territory. Thousand of people from the north and south flocked to Kansas and Nebraska to vote for or against slavery. This event took place because the system used for determining if Kansas and Nebraska should have slavery was flawed. This event impacted history because of the amount of people that went and died was enormous. -
The event involves Dred Scott and Roger B. Tanney. This event took place in the US supreme court. This event was when Dred Scott sued his owner because he was still enslaved, even though he lived in a free state. The supreme court decided that Dred was still property, and property was protected by the constitution, so he was still enslaved. This event impacted history because the supreme court said that slavery was legal anywhere in the US, which enraged northerners. -
This event involved Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen Douglass. These debates happened all over the country. The things that happened in this event were a series of debates between Lincoln and Douglass regarding slavery. These debates happened because Lincoln ran against Douglass for the Senate, and wanted to make a point. These debates impacted history because they made Lincoln known, which would help him when he ran for president. -
The event involves John Brown and a few supporters. The event takes place in Harper's Ferry, Virginia.The thing that took place in this event was when John Brown attacked the fort of Harper's Ferry, took their guns and tried to free slaves. This event took place because John Brown wanted to end slavery, so he went and tried to free them himself. This event impacted history because even though he was essentially a terrorist, Northerners admired him as a hero, enraging the south. -
This event involves the candidates Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglass, John Breckinridge, and John Bell. It took place all over the US. This event was when Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860. This event took place because the United States needed a new president. This event impacted history because the election of Abraham Lincoln made Southerners nervous that he would abolish slavery, even though he said he wouldn't. -
This event involved everyone in the United States. This event took place in the South. This event was when the Southern states seceded from the Union. This event took place because the South was scared that since Lincoln was elected president, he would abolish slavery, which the south did not want. This event impacted history because it started the civil war, the bloodiest war in American history.