Slavery

Slavery 1820-1860

  • William LLoyd Garrison

    William LLoyd Garrison

    He was a journalist and social reformer
  • Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass

    He was a social reformer and a writer against slavery.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state.
  • The Free Soil Party

    The Free Soil Party

    A anti-slavery party founded by the Whig party and the Democratic party.
  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention

    It was the first women's right convention. People discussed religious rights and social rights.
  • The Underground Railroad

    The Underground Railroad

    The underground railroad was a secret passage salves used to escape to a free state.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850 were 5 bills that were passed to get rid of a 4 year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired.
  • John Brown

    John Brown

    He first gained attention in 1856 when he led a group to the Bleeding Kansas crisis.