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2nd great awakening
A Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. which led to some thinking about if slavery was morally wrong or not -
Missouri compromise
An effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states. and create a line of were was free and were was not -
Growing numbers of Americans in the west
Nearly 7 million Americans/40% of the nation’s population–lived in the trans-Appalachian West. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War. -
Underground Railroad reaches its hight
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States (was formed in the early 19th century and reached its height between 1850 and 1860. -
The compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. and led to the Fugitive Slave Act to be amended. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas,” -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
was decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held that the United States Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for people of African descent.regardless of whether they were enslaved or free. -
Lincon elected as president
Lincon is elected and makes tensions grow eventhough he states he will not mess with slavery.
