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Frederick Douglass (cont)
He served as a Minister of Haiti in 1889 to 1891. He died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78. -
Frederick Douglass
I picked this date because he was born on this date. He was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland. By age nine he was sold to the Baltimore family. With help he escaped on a boat in September 1838. He helped many slaves by becoming a station master. He is well known for his speeches and using biblical passage to help his speaches. After he wrote his first book an autobiography about how he was a runaway slave so he was forced to move to Great Britain. -
The Missouri compromise
The Missouri compromise was whether Missouri should be a slave or free state. A fact and one of the reasons the south said Missouri should be a slave state is there were already slaves there. One of the norths reason to be free is that James Tallmadge of New York not just a normal man, but a congressman proposed that all slaves once at the age of 25 be set free, and no other slaves be brought in. They resolved the issue by a 2 part compromise. -
The Missouri Compromise (cont.)
One part was that there was a 36' 30' line and that all north of the line is free, but all south of that line is slaved. the 2nd part is that Maine joind the free states so Missouri could join as a slave state. Missouri joined as a slaves state so the balance was kept. I picked this date because this is when the Misssouri Compromise was made -
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's rebellion was a verry small battle for 60 to 70 slaves. The reason for the rebellion was that the slaves wanted freedom. The one major thing in this is that nat turner killed 60 plantation owners and their family. There were over 3000 troops sent to kill the rebellion. The outcome of this event is that the slaves freedom was restricted even more. I picked this date because it happeed at this date. -
dred scott case
I picked this date because it stated at this date. The dred Scott case is when a black sues for freedom. Dred Scott was sold to an army surgon. He lived about 15 years in free states. when he had to move back to slave states he did but, a few months later he was tired of working so instead of running away he dicided to sue for his freedom since he was in a free state for 15 years. -
Dred Scott Case (cont)
When he sued for freedom he was in a court and the court couldnt decide what to do so they sent a massage to the asking permission to send them there. In time they said yes so he travelled to the Supreme Court. Whene the Supreme Court Said since he was owned he couldnt be taken away from his owner. Later this woman payed for his freedom and he died a year later -
compromise of 1850
I picked this date because its when the first thing that set off the compromise. The compromise of 1850 wasa package of five bills passe in the U.S. in sepetember in 1850. Calaforina was allowd to become a free state is the first part. The second part was on what to deside on the land we won in the Mexican War. The third part is that no slave trade was allows in D.C. -
Compromise of 1850
There was a border dispute in Texad at ths time. The fugitive slave act was one part stating if a run away slave was expected you turn him in as a run away. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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bleeding kansas
Bleeing kansas was a series of violent political very small conflicts. At the end of the conflicts the question was would Kansas enter the Union as a free state or slave state. -
President Election of 1860
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Underground Railroad
The underground Railroad was a secret passage way for runaway slaves to follow.they usually want at night to sneack out. there were 3 main paths you could take one is through the mountians, the 2nd is through the Mississippi, and the 3rd is along the east coast in swamps. The benifit in taking the swamps is that you could loose the dogs chasing you. The benifit from the mountians is that the caves provided shelter from the enviroment. -
Underground Railroad (cont)
The benifit from the Mississippi river is that you dont have to walk you can boat. The bad thing about the swamps is that there are snakes and infouctious bugs you can get diseases from them. The bad part about the mountians is that you have to deal with the envioment and the harsh mountian terrain. The bad part about the Mississippi river is slave catchers would wait for you there. This date was picke because the Underground Railroad started at this time. -
attack on fort sumpter
