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An agreement admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while prohibiting slavery in territories north of latitude 36°30′. It temporarily balanced power between slave and free states but highlighted sectional tensions over slavery. The Missouri Compromise. education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/missouri-compromise. -
A set of laws admitting California as a free state, strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act, and allowed popular sovereignty in some territories. It deepened North-South divisions, especially due to the Fugitive Slave Act’s enforcement. “Congressional Scales. A True Balance.” The Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3g04552. -
It allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery via popular sovereignty, overturning the Missouri Compromise. This led to violent conflicts ("Bleeding Kansas") and increased tensions nationwide. Bleeding Kansas... - RareNewspapers.com. www.rarenewspapers.com/view/606940. -
Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens and Congress had no authority to restrict slavery in the territories. Galvanized abolitionists and made a compromise between North and South more unlikely. Research Guides: Dred Scott V. Sandford: Primary Documents in American History: Introduction. guides.loc.gov/dred-scott. -
John Brown’s attempt to incite a slave rebellion by seizing weapons from a federal armory. Increased Southern fears of Northern aggression and made Brown a martyr for abolitionists. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Harpers Ferry Raid". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Nov. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/event/Harpers-Ferry-Raid. Accessed 19 November 2024.