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Compromise of 1850
Five laws based on clay's resolutions
sign. the senate debate over clay's resolution was one of the greatest in its history and it marked the end of an era of political leadership in congress -
Underground Railroad
An informal, constantly changing network of escape routes closer to free territory for slaves
sign. made harriet tubman a well known household name and freed many slaves successfully -
Fugitive slave act
Made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves
sign. made northerners angry and began rescuing slaves and made southern leaders talk of seceding from the union -
Uncle tom's cabin
A book by harriet beecher stowe that talks about the cruelty of slavery to africans
sign. it changed the way many americans viewed slavery and also started the war -
Republican Party
A new party called by the rally leaders, ex whigs, and ex free-soilers
sign. became a major political force in the u,s. -
Kansas-Nebraska act
Repealed the missouri compromise of 1820, allowing popular sovereignty and the possibility of slavery
sign. caused a great number of northern democrats to quit the part and the whig party to have a serious division -
Sack of lawrence
Pro-slavery group arrived in lawrence ready to arrest anti-slavery groups and destroyed much of the town
sign pro-slavery sheriff and about 800 men rode into lawrence to arrest them they destroyed the offices two anti-slavery newspapers burned the hotel and free-soil governor house -
The known-nothing party
A secret fraternal organization group
sign. reorganized themselves into a political party -
Pottawatomie massacre
A small group of abolonist led by John Brown murdered five pro-slavery men along the pottawatomie creek
sign. one of the most famous events leading up to the american civil war -
Dred Scott decision
Dred scott, a slave, had sued for his freedom
sign. increased tension between the north and south -
Lincoln-douglas debate
A series of seven debates between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas
sign. even though lincoln lost, the debate launched him into national prominence which led to his election as president -
Freeport Doctrine
Douglas's reply to slavery in the second debate
sign. most critical of the seven, caused douglas to lose support of southern democrats -
Harpers ferry incident
John browns raid on the south confederacy
sign. the south feared other abolitionist were involved and made the confederate army better prepared for war -
South carolina secession
South carolina secedes from the union
sign. leds to one of the bloodiest wars in the nation's history