Matt Klawunn Antebellum

By Matt Klawunn
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    A series of resolutions in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South
  • Harriet Tubman becomes conductor on the Underground Railroad

    Harriet Tubman becomes conductor on the Underground Railroad

    In the year 1850, Harriet Tubman became a conductor on the Umderground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a secret plan created by black slaves to escape slavery. Their goal was to go up North to Canada where it was free.
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

    Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

    Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel. This novel changed forever how Americans viewed slavery. This novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War
  • The Republican Party Forms

    The Republican Party Forms

    Wanted to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into western territories

  • Congress approves the Kansas-Nebraska Act

    This act opened new lands for settlement
  • John Brown kills five settlers near Pottawatomie Creek

    John Brown kills five settlers near Pottawatomie Creek

  • James Buchanan is elected as president

    James Buchanan is elected as president

  • Massachusett Senator Charles Sumner gives his "Crime against kansas" speech

    Massachusett Senator Charles Sumner gives his "Crime against kansas" speech

  • John Brown's trial

    John Brown's trial

  • John Brown is executed

    John Brown is executed