• Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Texas was paid $10million to scale back its claims. Washington D.C was required to end the slave trade but still let slavery be legal. California admitted as a free state.
    The north got California and the south got the Fugitive slave act
  • Fugitive slave act of 1850

    Fugitive slave act of 1850

    Stated a fugitive slave had to be returned to their masters.
    Anyone who was housing a runaway slave could face 6months in prison.
    Congress made it illegal to assist a fugitive slave.
  • Uncle toms cabin

    Uncle toms cabin

    In 1852 the book uncle toms cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe sold 300,000 copies in 1 year and 2 million copies within five years.
    The book is about a slave that gets treated bad by his master.
    the made alot of people join the abolitionist movement after reading.
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    This agreement allowed every territory to dicide the issue of slavery by vote
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    Supreme court ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen but property.
    This ruling declared that the Missouri comp. prohibited slavery.
  • Attack on Harpers Ferry

    Attack on Harpers Ferry

    Brown lead a group to attack a weapons arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
    his goal was to gain control of the weapons.
    However the raid failed.
  • Lincoln's Election

    Lincoln's Election

    Lincoln was the only candidate against slvery.
    He won but the map showed a very strong division between the north and south.
    The south wanted to be their own country.
  • Attack on fort sumter

    Attack on fort sumter

    It was a ferdral fort in south cali.
    the south fired at fort sumter and the fort was very inder supplied and surrendered.
    Prez. Lincoln asked for 75,000 volunteers.