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the Underground railroud second
the punishment could be very severe or They where sold to someone who lived much further south than Maryland, where it would be harder to run away because the distance to the North was so much greater. -
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the underground railroad first
the underground railroad started in 1787. more than 100,000 slaves were freed using the underground rairoad.the used a lot of codes and phrases used on the undeground railroad. slave owners did not now about the it and it is nout a railroad it is a hiden path that slves and people who help on the underground railroad it invisible to most people. they rain away most in the uper south if a slave was caught trying to escape, the punishment could be very severe. Often runaways would be sold. -
The Dred Scott Case # 2
The Mrs. Emerson appealed to the state supreme court, which overturned that decision. The she gave Dred Scott to her brother, john Sanford. After a brief taste of freedom, Dred and his wife did not won’t to give that up. -
The Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott was born in Virginia as a slave in 1799. He state working for the blow family and they moved to Missouri in 1830. After he got there he was sold to an army doctor. Dred Scott was married Harriet Robinson a mother slave. Dred Scott did not attempt to stay behind because his master was ready to move bake to Missouri in 1842. The next year the doctor died, and Dred and his family work for other people. After three years Dred Scott attempted to escape for hi freedom. -
My Assigned Abolitionist Event
John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut, in 1800. John Brown was a white man, that wanted to get guns for slaves to fight for freedom but he was caught and hanged at Harpers Ferry for stealing guns, so violence didn’t help slaws slavery. John Brown & his wife agreed to raise a black youth as one of their own. Working at various times as a farmer, wool merchant, tanner, and land speculator. He helps with the Underground Railroad. -
My Assigned Abolitionist Event # 2
He was the leader of antislavery guerillas and fought a proslavery attack against the anti-slavery town of Lawrence. -
the compromise of 1820
the compromise of 1820 wase about slaves and the 36,30 line. it sarted in 1820 it also called missoury compromise. I pike 1803 becous that is whan the purchase Louisisan. should slavery be allowed. southern slaveholders had already migrated into the missouri terrtory. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
In Virginia on August 22 in 1831, Nat Turner led 60-70 slaves and started a rebellion. They killed 60 plantation owners and their family. The slaves did this to be free. The militia sent 3,000 troops after Nat turner and the caught him. Nat Turner was jailed, tried in court, found guilty, and executed by hanging. -
the compromise of 1850 second
finally it had a fugitive slave act in it. under this act, all the people in the country had to help catch runaway slaves. it did't matter in the slaves had made it to free states. people living in those states still had to sead the slaves back to their owers. that is what the compromise of 1850 was. -
the compromise of 1850 first
the compromise of 1850 hade five partes fist california was allowed to become a free statee. second it decided what to do with the land that had been won in the mexican war. third in washington, D.C. slave trade was no longer allowed. under the compromise of 1850, the border was settled. texas had to give up the land it was fighting over. texas would get ten million dollars then they could use the money to pay off the debt they had with mexico. finally, it had a fugitive slave act in it. -
Bleeding Kansas
bleeding kansas began in 1854 when the kanas-nebraska bill became a law. antislavery organization in the northeast then decided to take action becoues if the question of slavery in the territories was going to be resolved by voting. in 1854 and early 1855 sent some 1,200 new englanders to kansas to fight against the slave power. in 1856 tensions escalated into open violence and the clashes began on may 21. -
the kansas-nebraska act first
there where anti-slavery and pro-slavery living thar and they where fiting. So they had a election held there after the law went into effect and pro-slavery settlers carried the election but were charged with fraud by anti-slavery settlers. then the anti-slavery slavery settler held another election but pro-slavery refused to vote. -
the kansas-nebraska act scond
Violence soon erupted, with the anti- slavery forces led by John Brown. that is how the territory ered the nickname "bleeding kansas" as the death toll rose. -
the Election of 1860
The election of 1860 there where Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell. Abraham Lincoln was a republican the north and CA, OR voted for him. Stephen Douglas is a democratic MO, and NH voted for him. John Breckinridge whas a democratic that the southern& DE, and ME voted for. John Bell whas a constitututicral union and the border state & UA, KY, IN voted for him. but Abraham Lincoln won the election. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter located on a island.charleston city & charleston harbor. The Cooper & Ashley river empty into the harbor. Fort Johnson & Fort Moultrie are located in the harbor. the Fort Sumter hase gun battery aron the fort behine that there is marsh so if the union ships had attempted to attack the fort the have no chans to wine.
