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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner led a rebellion to deliver his people from slavery. He and the other slaves went to their master's house and killed the entire family. They then marched through the town and killed around 50 more people until authorities got involved. Turner ended up getting away and hiding out for 2 months until he was found and then hung on November 11, 1831. This was very controversial because many didn't see how Turner could ever do this, yet they never experienced what the slaves did. 2 sides. -
Amistad Mutiny
The Amistad Mutiny was a slave-led rebellion. It took place near the coast of Cuba. There were 53 slaves aboard & they rebelled. They killed the captain & the cook & kept the Spanish navigator so he could sail. They got to New York and then were towed to Connecticut. A lot of debate went down over what to do with slaves & whether they should send them back. Connecticut was a state where slavery was illegal too. They were sent back. This case was debated up to the Civil War, with no resolution. -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal that was against the extension of slavery. Boundary lines were debated & money was offered to negotiate the terms. David Wilmot stepped in & offered an agreement on the bill forbidding slavery in the new boundaries. This heightened the standards of the Proviso. It caused lots of conflicts. The Proviso was brought to Congress multiple times yet never ceased to pass. The Proviso not passing grew the Republican party by trying to compromise the slavery issue. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was essentially a series of bills that were passed to address the slavery issues. The Compromise, and the bills passed within, allowed popular sovereignty to decide is slavery was allowed in the states, especially the new ones. It also cut off slave trades in the Colombian District, established a more pristine fugitive slave act, solved the fusses over the Texas boundary line, allowed California to be a free state, and gave Utah and New Mexico territorial government. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed on September 18, 1850, & was a part of the Compromise of 1850. There were 2 main terms in the act, first if slaves were found they were to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. It also stated that the federal government was responsible for finding and returning these slaves. This act of 1850 was based off of 1793's and installed harsher treatments for the slaves & more provisions. This act was one of the most controversial acts passed. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote & published Uncle Tom's Cabin. It was a very controversial topic during this time. Stowe advertised blacks positively & made them out to be almost perfect in the novel. White readers didn't agree with her views because it made blacks look too positive & some black readers even agreed with this analysis. Lots of people who read her novel didn't agree with her views on blacks & thought some characters were too "stereotypical." Both whites and blacks agreed on this. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was the debate over anti-slavery & pro-slavery. The Kansas-Nebraska Act had a play in this event. The 2 sides went against each other heavily and battled. First, the proslavery group attacked Lawrence, then it spread to the Senate where Charles Sumner was beaten with a cane & 3 days later John Brown & his antislavery group retaliated in the Pottawatomie Massacre. A lot of blood shed over the debate on slavery. It was very controversial. Kansas became a free state in January 1861. -
John Brown's raid on Harper's ferry
John brown's big idea was to stop slavery. He gathered up some men and they went to Maryland to prep for their raid on the ferry. They rented a small farm area out. The night of they went & outran the arsenal. It seemed the raid would be successful when his men had rounded up lots of hostages and slaves. The word spread quickly though & by morning Brown and his men were surrounded, some killed eventually too. Brown was wounded & they took and tried him. He was found guilty & executed on Dec. 9. -
Lincoln's election
The conflict with slavery was still big when Lincoln was elected. Lincoln was antislavery and didn't agree with the expansion of it either. Lincoln did refuse to accept any resolution that would result in the South's secession from the Union. Lincoln was a Whig from IL. His election showed the true division between the U.S. He installed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and upset the South. He was assassinated in April 1865. Some didn't agree with Lincoln's actions during his presidency. -
Confederacy Formation
The Confederate states formed and lasted for about 4 years. The Confederacy included 11 states yet they were never seen as a legitimate nation. The 11 states seceded from the U.S. after the 1860 election. This is a main reason the Civil War started because the northern states didn't see why the Southern states split. They didn't think they had the right to leave and form their own nation. It was a big debate among the countries on whether it was fair and the right thing.