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Conflicts Leading to the Civil War (1845-1861)

  • Underground Railroad

    Underground Railroad
    The Underground Railroad was a system of secret transportation in which slaves or African Americans used to escape from their homes. The exact date of the start of theUnderground Railroad is unknown, but it is seemed to be known that it started from the 18th century to the Civil War.
  • Missouri Compromise of 1820

    Missouri Compromise of 1820
    This compromise stated that Missouri was a slave state and Maine was now a free state without any slaves.
  • The Liberator - William Garrison

    The Liberator - William Garrison
    The liberator was a newspaper selection that told about the slave life. It mentioned all the good and bad times the African Americans had.
  • Nat Turner's Slave Revolt

    Nat Turner's Slave Revolt
    Nat Turner was a black slave that led a rebellion that was spreading down into the white south. This action set a new wave of legislation that prohibited education, movement, and assembly of slaves.
  • Texas Annexation of 1844

    Texas Annexation of 1844
    The people of Texas had their own constitution that was made by an anonymous vote with their desire to make a Union of the United States.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
    Uncle Tom's Cabin was an antislavery novel that helped lay the ground of the Civil War