Antebellum

Matthies-Antebellum

By Matthew Matthies
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    A series of acts that dealt with issues regarding slavery and territories.
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    An act that was a part of the compromise of 1850. The act required slaves to be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state.
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    An act proposed by Stephen Douglas that stated that most Americans wanted the west to become a part of the U.S.
  • The Nativist Movement

    The Nativist Movement

    A party created by Nativists called the American party.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    A debate over the legality of slavery in Kansas also known as Bloody Kansas or the Border War.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    A court case where a black enslaved man sued his owners because he was taken from Missouri (Slave State) to Illinois (Free State) and then back to Missouri.
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Debates made by Lincoln and Douglas as they ran for a seat in the senate
  • John Brown's Harper Ferry

    John Brown's Harper Ferry

    An assault led by John Brown on the U.S. Military at Harpers Ferry
  • Lincoln elected as president

    Lincoln elected as president

    Abraham Lincoln wins election over 3 other candidates
  • South Carolina secedes from the Union

    South Carolina secedes from the Union

    South Carolina becomes the first southern state to abolish slavery.