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missouri compromise
rather than risk the breakup of the union,congress came upwith a comprimise.it consisted of a line at 36 30 tha tsaid that nostates north could slave states -
wilmot proviso
this said thatthe issue of slavery was not to be spoken about -
california statehood
california was admitted as a northern state -
fugitive slave law
In 1850 Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law. The law stated that in future any federal marshal who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave could be fined $1,000. People suspected of being a runaway slave could be arrested and turned in to the poolice and jailed. -
uncle toms cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852 -
south carolina secedes
this event started the civil war -
kansas-nebraska act
this act created the 30,35 line -
lincoln-douglis debate
this election was the one that lincoln lost -
onstead manifesto
this event maddened southerners -
charles sumner beaten
Preston Brooks broke a cane over Sumner’s head and continued to strike him with pieces of the cane. The entire attack probably lasted for a full minute, and left Sumner dazed and bleeding. -
harpers ferry raid
john brown invaded her to make a statement agenst slavery -
dred scott decision
this case said that slavery was un constitunial -
john brown invades pottawaome, kansas
he invadad here to make a statement agenst slavery -
abraham lincoln elected president of the U.S.
this election angered southerners -
attack on sumner kansas
