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The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820. This compromise made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state.
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The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850. It required free slaves to be returned to their owners/masters.
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The Compromise of 1850 was a set of five different bills, all proposed by Henry Clay. The main goal was to keep the country together and have no conflict.
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In 1852, the novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was published. This novel is based off the Fugitive Slave Act and is anti-slavery.
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In 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas drafted it, it was passed by the 33rd United States congress, and signed into law by president Franklin Pierce.
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In 1857, there was a controversial ruling made by the Supreme Court. A slave named Dred Scott declared to be a free man because he lived on free territory. He lost and did not get his freedom.
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A series of seven debates in August 21, 1858 - October 15, 1858. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas were the ones debating.
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It was an 1859 effort by an abolitionist named John Brown. He initiated an armed slave revolt in southern states by taking over Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
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In 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 19th president. He helped slavery end.
