Slavery and States' Rights

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    This act allowed Nebraska and Kansas decide whether they would like to be a "Anti-slave" state or a slave -holding state.
  • Dread Scott decision

    Dread Scott decision

    The case that said that slaves are not considered citizens and can not sue for right reasons.
  • Secession Convention of 1861

    Secession Convention of 1861

    They called Texans together to elected delegates, in Austin. They did this so they could figure out how to fix the issue of secession.
  • Texas votes to secede

    Texas votes to secede

    Texas votes to secede from the US on this day. Texas voted to secede 166-8!
  • Texans vote to leave the union

    Texans vote to leave the union

    Unionists tried to delay the vote by delegates of Texas leaving the union. They failed delegates voted 166-8 to leave the union.
  • Leaving the union

    Leaving the union

    On this proud day Texas became the 7th state to leave the Union and to join the confederate states.