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Period: to
19th Century
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Missouri Compromise
Missouri: slave state
Maine: free state
36’30” Line: Free Above; Slave Below -
Wilmot Proviso
Banned Slavery in the Mexican Cession -
Compromise of 1850
California: free state
New Mexico: slave state
Texas could be separated into 5 other states
Ban Slave Trade in Washington DC
New Fugitive Slave Law -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Popular Sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery. -
"Bleeding Kansas"
Because of the violence and bloodshed between pro- and anti-slavery groups -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott sued for his freedom because his owner took him to free territory. The Supreme Court said he was still a slave, slaves were property, and the 5th amendment protected the right to own property. Any law banning slavery was therefore unconstitutional -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown and 18 men attacked the base. They were going to arm the slaves for a rebellion.
