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1852 BCE
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a book that was written, to reflect on what was happening in the South, it reflected not very good things. This opened the eyes of many Northerners -
Wilmot Proviso
Said that slavery would be banned in all territory gained from the Mexican-American War -
Compromise of 1850
This is when the government amended the fugitive slave act and banned slave trade in Washington DC -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
This allowed people the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide if they want to be a slave or non-slave state -
John Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek
John Brown killed 5 Pro-slavery men in the woods by the Pottawatomie Creek. -
Dred Scott Decision
Mr.Scott took on Mr.Sanford in a court case on whether or not Mr.Scott was a free black man or not. It was later ruled that he was still a slave and unfree because he was black and had no right to sue. -
Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself cannot stand.”
A series of 7 large debates in which Lincoln and Douglas “talked” about slavery and if Kansas would be a slave state or not. -
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John Brown leads a small group of men on a raid. He did this to try to abolish the institution of slavery -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as a Republican President
Abraham Lincoln is Elected as the 16th president of the US -
Confederate Troops Fire at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Start of the American Civil War, when Confederates fire on fort sumner. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
When the very first state succeed from the US -
Confederate States of America are formed
The 6 states that seceded from the US formed their own group. They elected their first president of February 9th, 1861
