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frederick douglass publishes the north star
News papers that went against slavery and made people think about their morals -
William Lloyd garrison launches the liberator
newspaper spread abolishionist thoughts through the U.S and made it known about what was happening to prevent slavery from gaining power and depowerize slavery. -
Nat turner leads a slave revolt
Main reovlt that was violent, highest number of fatalities in a slave revolt since that time. -
American anti-slavery in boston
anti-slavery founded in 1833 to stop slavery oin the american anti-slavery society. -
Sarah Grimke's letters on the equality of the sexes and the condition of women
She argues for slavery and women's rights in 1837 and was the foundation for the womens rights movement in the 1900's, but Sarah didnt get very far in her time -
Henry Highland Garnet's "address to the Slaves of the United States of America
Declared a violent uprising for slaves to end slavery once and for all -
Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York
A document written that demanded equal rights and social status for women and of the rights included the right to vote. -
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery
Harriet Tubman leads slaves north seeking to free themselves from slavery -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
A law that required all runaway slaves were to be returned to their masters and all citizens had to comply to this rule -
election of 1860
an immediate cause for the outbreak of the civil war. -
Sojourner Truth's ¨Ain't I a Women?¨ speech
speaks out against slavery and women's rights -
harriet beacher stowe's uncle tom's cabin was published
This documents was one of the things to lay down the path to the Civil War -
Republican Party founded
It was the start date of the republican party. -
kansas-nebraska act
allowed kansas and nebraska to decide whether they wanted to be a free or slave state -
Civil War in Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas"
violent political battles between anti-slavery free-states and pro-slavery -
Charles Sumner beating
harles Sumner was beaten to death because of a speech he made a couple days earlier -
Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision
African Americans had no standing to sue the federal government, and they could not be citizens, free or not free. -
Lecompton Constitution rejected by Congress
This constitution was proposed for Kansas written in response of the anti-slavery document -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
seven debates in Illonois about different topics including slavery and different rights of the states -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
slave revolt, started by a white man, by overtaking an American arsenal -
Election of 1860
Lincoln(Republican) wanted to abolish slavery and the other candidates didnt want and ended up winning the election soon spliting the north and the south
