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Underground Railroad
US HistoryThe underground railroad only operated at night. Slaves were taken in these trains and dropped off at churches or homes, basically any safe place for the slaves to rest and eat before heading back to what could be freedom. Later on about in the 1850's, Harriet Tubman freed about 300 slaves, and she was born herself as a slave. All of this led to/set into the Southern Secession. -
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Mexican American War
History GuyMexico did not want to be part of the american state. The border of the United States and Mexico was an international issue. War was starting to begin with the Mexican and the American troops on the soil both countries were claiming. Two years later the Guadeloupe Hidalgo was signed and the U.S and Mexican congresses were starting to become a bit at peace. That being so, the U.S paid $15 million to Mexico for the seized territory. -
Wilmot Proviso
US History Wilmot made a proposition that would divide the congress. He introduced legislation to the House.
"--....and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." -
Fugitive Slave Act
About a month later from September, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. It required northerners to return runaway slaves to the slaves owners under the penalty of the law. -
Compromise of 1850
US HistoryOn July 9, 1850 President Zachary Taylor died from food poisoning. His successor was more interested in the Compromise so he went at the advantage. The successors name was Millard Fillmore. By September, Clay's Compromise became a law. California was admitted as the 16th free state. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
US History
From the north, readers of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, became acutely aware of the horrors of slavery on a far more personal level nobody has ever known. As one, she lost a child during infancy which emphasized the losses of slave mommy's who's children were sold to other slave owners. Her book was mostly banned in the South, but they sold lots of more copies in Britain than in the US. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
US HistoryStephen Douglas was the sponsor for the Kansas-Nebraska Act. He was also known as "Little Giant". Stephen wanted to see Nebraska be part of the United States and to win the Southerners support. This act allowed each and every territory to decide the issue of slavery. -
Caning of Charles Sumner
US History
Charles was the senator of Massachusetts, an avowed Abolitionist, and leader. He gave a bitter speech that went on for 2 days. He was calling the people from Kansas mean things about them and calling them names. Stephen Douglas and South Carolina's senator Andrew Butler got in. The South Carolina's house of representatives thought Sumner went too far. After an attack on him, he spent years recovering from it. -
Dred Scott Decision
US History
Dred Scott was a slave of an army surgeon named John Emerson. In 1846 Scott sued for his freedom that he had lived in a free state and a free territory for a prolonged period of time. Finally, after 11 years, his case reached the Supreme Court. Finally :D -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown was no walk in the park..he is not very timid. Same thing "/
May 24th (3 days after the Lawrence affair) was the day vengeance would come! John decided who would live and who would die in the killing at Pottawatomie Creek Massacre. No men of John would let him be part of -
Bleeding Kansas
US History
IF slavery were not permitted in territories, then the southern power in Congress would gradually erode. Southerners wanted slavery in all of the territories, but the northerners were saying that slavery must NOT be extended into new territories.
