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Furitive Slave Act
Slaves cant have trial by a jury, in court you cant testify on you behalf. Anyone that helps a slave would be fined and jailed. -
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Katie Nipar American Civil War
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Comprosmise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was proposed by Henry Clay. North gets California as a free stae and South gets the furgitive slave law. -
Harriet Tubman becomes a conductor on the underground rail road
Harriet Tuban was one of the most famous conducter on the URR. She helped over 300 slaves escape. She was wanted in 1856 for &40,000. On her 26 time on the train to give more slaves their freedom she was killed. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". -
Congress approves the Kansas Nebraska Act
Th Kansas Nebraska Act was passed while congressmen brandish weapons and utter death threats in the house chambers, over turned parts of Missouri compromise y allowing two territories to determind wether or not to permit slavery by a population vote. -
Bleeding Kansas
Two fractions struggled for 5 years with outbreaks of bloodshed that killed 56 people. Although both territories aventually ratified anti slavery constitution the violence shocked and troubled the nation. -
Lawrence, Kansas Sacked
When pro slavery activists attacked and ransacked the town of Lawrence, Knasas which have been frowned by anti slavery to help ensure Kansas will become a free state. Which made it worse and caused the Bleeding Kansas. -
Dred Scott V. Sanford
Dred Scott V. Sanford was a Virgina slave who tried to sue for his freedom court. Where justice found that Dred was a piece of property. -
John Brown
John Brown hoped to seize weapons and distibute them to Southern slaves in order to spark a wracking serious of slave upriseing. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected by a considerable margin in 1860 despiten not being included on many Southern ballets. As a republican his part anti slavery outlook struct fear into many Southerns.
