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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was created in 1820 and was a result of the Louisiana Purchase. Missouri was created as a slave state and Maine was created as a free state. It also established the 36 30 line which stated that slavery was illegal above the state of Missouri. It is significant in sectionalism because the Missouri Compromise is brought into question after the Mexican American War.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68gi3C0A9Fo -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
In 1831 Nat Turner, a slave, led an uprising with about 70 other people. They killed sixty people and was considered the bloodiest slave uprising ever. This impacts slavery in the south because as a result of the uprising the very little rights slaves had were restricted. Nat Turner and 55 other slaves were tried and executed as a result. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrRBGGVTM38 -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was created by Henry Clay and resulted of questions surrounding slavery in the land acquired from the Mexican American War. The compromise made the land of Utah & NM open to slavery based on popular sovereignty. CA was free. It also strengthened the Fugitive Slave clause & ended the slave trade in DC. The compromise led to increased sectionalism between the north & south, particularly between southerns and northern abolitionists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Bra5yBh6M -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. It shows the worst aspects of slavery. It was the second best selling book in America, second only to the Bible. Lincoln said, "So you're the little woman that wrote the book that started the war." The book forced everyone to think about the issue of slavery and furthered increased sectional ideals from the north and south. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJaUccnqUl8 -
Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 nullified the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery to be permitted by popular sovereignty in the territories of Kansa and Nebraska. As a result, a civil war broke out in Kansas between pro and anti slavery people. The war lasted for 5 years and resulted in many casualties. Bleeding Kansas increased sectionalism in America by both splitting a state apart and shaking the nation to its core. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqZJc7B8xsc -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Dred Scott was a slave who sued to gain his freedom because he was brought to a free state. The courts decided that no matter the decision made, it would end the debate of slavery once and for all. The decision was made that Scott was considered a piece of property and had no legal standing to sue and the judge even said that he was "inferior" to whites. This sparked increased tensions in the North and South over the argument of slavery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OW18pIo8c -
Battle of Fort Sumter
When the confederate army took control of Fort Sumter in South Carolina, President Lincoln sent troops to go and regain control of the Fort. The Confederate army fights off the Federal Army and they are forced to leave. This sparks the beginning of the Civil War. With the Confederate Army fighting the US army, it was a clear act of war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IwgtrMKKM
