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The Missouri Compromise was a law that addressed the growing tension over the issue of slavery in new states. The Missouri Compromise maintained a balance between free and slave states. -
The Nat Turner Rebellion was a slave rebellion in Southhampton County, Virginia which was the largest slave rebellion to ever take place in the United States. Nat Turner believed he was sent by God to help take his people away from slavery. -
The Mexican-American War was a war between America and Mexico over land. The Mexican-American War was a disputed boundary between the United States and Texas.
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The Wilmot Proviso was a failed document that stated slavery should be prohibited in the expansion of the territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican-American war. -
The Gold Rush in California was a gold rush that started in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The Gold Rush in California sparked because of the discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley.
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The Harriett Tubman and Underground Railroad was an underground network of people, places, and routes. The Harriett Tubman and Underground Railroad provided shelter and assistance for the escaping slaves trying to get where they need to go.
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The Compromise of 1850 was a compromise that stated California would be a free state and recognize Texas as territories of New Mexico and Utah.
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The Fugitive Slave Act was an act that stated that slaves that had escaped would be returned no matter where they are.
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uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel published about the abolishment of slavery and got very popular among white readers in the North
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act that created the territory for Kansas and Nebraska. This act allowed these states to decide to be either a slave state or free state.
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The Bleeding Kansas was a violent war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. Kansas declared to be a free state and the pro-slavery people in Kansas didn't like that and rebelled.
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The Dred Scott V. Sandford decision by the US Supreme Court that stated that slaves and their descendents would not be US citizens.
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The Lincoln-Douglass Debates were a series of formal debates between Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen Douglass about the slavery extension issue. -
The John Brown’s Raid on Harper's Ferry was a slavery revolt to destroy the institution of slavery by taking over the Harper's Ferry in Virginia. -
The Presidental Election of 1860 was an election between Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin between the abolishment issue in America. -
The South Carolina Secedes from the Union was where South Carolina was convinced that a Republican administration would attempt to undermine slavery by employing antislavery judges and officials.