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Slavery begins with the importation of 19 Africans by Dutch traders. Slavery ends with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Sectionalism was concerned with local interests rather than the nation as a whole.
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The belief that political power belonged to the people. It became important in the issue of slavery. Popular sovereignty argued that each state should decide the issue of slavery.
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When California entered the Union as a free state the compromise reduced conflict between slave and free states.
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Because of the compromise of 1850, the fugitive slave was enacted. The act required that all runaway slaves be returned to their master upon capture.
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Harriet Beacher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin". The novel sold more than 2 million copies. It was strongly anti-slavery and was also produced as a play.
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Promised to honor the compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act. Won the Presidential election of 1852.
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Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Act allowed popular sovereignty of each territory to determine free or slave.
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John Brown and other men killed five pro-slavery men in Kansas. The men were dragged out of their houses and killed with swords.
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A case brought by Dred Scott. He believed that because he spent time in a free state he had become a free man. The Supreme court ruled against Scott stating that no person of African ancestry could claim U.S. citizenship.
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Lincoln runs against Douglas. Lincoln lost the election but gained visibility.
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Lincoln emphasized not wanting slavery to spread west. Douglas disagreed with this stance.
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Abolishinists led by John Brown attacked the armory at Harpers Ferry. He had hoped this would start a slave revolt. Eight men died and John Brown was captured and executed.
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The Confederate states are formed. Delegates from states that ceceded elected Jefferson Davis from Mississippi as president. The states included Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
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Elected president of the confederacy.
