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Missouri Compromise
March 3 1820
congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state as long as it is prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
This was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County Virginia. The slaves revolted by killing their owners. -
Compromise of 1850
January 29 1850
compromise between north and south
slave trade in Washington was abolished -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was a federal law that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves. This law was one of the most controversial laws of the early 19th century. People in the North were helping the runaway slaves hide which made the Southern slave owners angry. This picture of a poster that is about runaway slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel which showed the stark reality of slavery and is generally seen as one of the major causes of the Civil War. This novel stirred up a lot of controversial topics during the 1850's which caused a lot of tension between the North and South. This is a picture of the cover of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas is the term used to describe the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. While fighting whether an area would become a free state or slave state violence erupted as both sides fought for control. This picture is a fight about what kind of state it will become. -
Kansas Nebraska Acts
passed by congress on May 30 1854.
each territory could decide the issue of slavery.
violated Missouri compromise. -
Brooks Attacks Sumner
Brooks beat Sumner with cane in retaliation for a speech given by Sumner. Brooks apparently didn't agree with Sumner's speech "The Crime Against Kansas" so he decided to beat him which was not a good choice to go with. After the attack Sumner got brain damage from Brooks. This picture is Brooks beating Sumner. -
Dred Scott Case
He was a slave who was taken to Illinois, a slave free state
slavery was prohibited -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
August 21 to october 15 1858.
Debate between Abraham lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
Lincoln was a republican and Douglas was a democrat.
Douglas is from Illinois and that was were his business was. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown led a small army to Harper's Ferry. His plan was to arm the slaves with weapons so they can fight. -
Election 1860
Lincoln (R) against Senator Stephen Douglas (D), John Breckenridge (D) and John Bell. Lincoln won the election. Before his inauguration, 11 Southern states seceded from the Union. A couple weeks after taking office, the Confederate Army fired on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War. This picture is the inauguration.
