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Underground Railroad
`Slaves were escaping the South long before The Fugitive Slave Act. This was because of the harsh treatment and working conditions in the south that the slaves were forced to do. The slaves began escaping on the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a group of Abolitionist that wanted slavery to an end. They used a bunch of codes, phrases, and telegrams to help keep the Underground Railroad secret. The Underground Railroad worked in a very particular way. -
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Underground Railroad
First an agent would plan the routes for slave and a conductor would transport slaves from the south to the North. Secondly a station master, a person hid slaves, would keep the slaves in their house, and use the supplies from a stockholder, person who provided money, clothes, food, or water. The slaves usually tried to make it to Canada where no patter roller; slave catcher, could get them. If the slaves were caught they were sent back to the South, and beaten harshly. -
Abolitionist
. In 130 he remarried to Rachel Mendenhall, and had one child together. They were married for 38 years. Thomas Garrett and John Hunn were both convicted of helping runaway slaves, this made them nearly bankrupt. After the Civil War the blacks were given the right to vote. Garrett worked for minority groups in American. -
Abolitionist
Not only did he help 2,700 slaves escape and was known as Delaware’s greatest humanitarian, he was honored by the blacks who called him “Our Moses” as they carried him down the street. Garrett later died on January 25, 1871. -
Abolitionist
Thomas Garrett was born in Upper Darby PA, on August 21, 1789. Thomas Garrett was an abolitionist for many reasons. When he was younger his family helped runaway slaves in a farmhouse in Delaware County. Garrett’s family had a black servant, who was paid, was nearly forced into slavery. When he got older he moved to Wilmington, Delaware. He got married to Margaret Sharpless in 1813, but she passed away after giving birth to their fifth child in 1828. -
Missouri Compromise
On March 3, 1820 a very important question was asked to Congress, and the Nation: Should slavery be allowed in the new state of Missouri? Slaveholders were already going into Missouri, so James Tallmadge stated that no more slaves be brought into Missouri, and all children there must be freed at the age of 25. The Tallmadge Amendment was passed by the house, but rejected by the Senate. -
Missouri Compromise
Sothern’s believed Congress did have the right to admit, and deny statehood, but didn’t have the right to make certain conditions for territory applying for statehood. Senator William Pinkney from Maryland thought it wasn't fair that that the union states had joined without any conditions. They solved this issue by a two part compromise. Missouri would become a slave state and all the states lying 36'30 north latitude would be Free states. -
Missouri Compromise
Maine was also added as a free state to equalize the amount of slave and Free states. They did this so there would be twelve of each. This is how the Missouri Compromise was sloved. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
On August 22, 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved preacher, led a rebellion of 70 slaves to Southampton County, Virginia. They attacked owners of plantations and slaves. In a 48 hour period the rebels killed about 60 whites including woman and children. The rebellion made things worse for the slaves. Many were killed or attacked because the whites were scared. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
The rebellion caused many new rules for the slaves also. Slaves couldn't vote, have weapons, serve on a jury, own property, testify in court, learn to read or write, buy or sell goods, be a preacher, own a gun, or meet in groups of five. -
The Compromise of 1850
Judges also got money for sending back free, and unfree slaves. Many freed slaves left and went to Canada, Twenty Thousand African Americans left to go to Cananda for their freedom. -
The Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 had five parts. Calffornia became a frees state and the land from Mexico was decided all free. Also the Cmpromise of 1850 also was settleted. Texas had to give up the land it was fightig for, and if it did it would receive 10 million dollars to pay off thier debt they had with mexico. The fugative skave act was part off the Compromise. All the people in the country had to help catch runaway slaves or else they could be imprisoned and fined. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
On May 30, 1854 The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. This act allowed people in territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they wanted to be a slave or free state. Pro- Slavery and Anti-Slavery supporters rushed into Kansas. Pro-Slavery supporters carried out the first election, but were accused of fraud, and were not supported by them. They held another election; however Pro-Slavery supporters refused to vote. This caused lots of violence, and earned the name “Bleeding Kansas.” -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
President Franklin Pierce, who supported the South, sent in troops to try to stop and control the Anti-Slavery supporters. They called another election that Pro-Slavery won, but were yet again accused of fraud. As a result, Kansas was not allowed to become a state. However because the Anti- Slavery states outnumbered the Pro-Slavery states Kansas became a free state. On January 29, 1861 Kansas was admitted a free state. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was caused by The Kansas-Nebraska Act caused a lot of violence in Kansas. This happened because Pro-slavery and Anti-slavery were voting on whether the state would be slave or free. They started a whole bunch of fighting. This left a whole lot of blood and tension between the North and South. -
Dred Scott Case
Mrs. Emerson gave him his freedom in 1857. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was born a slave in Virginia in 1799. His owners moved west to Missouri in 1830. The Blow family sold him to an army doctor south of the city. He accompained Dr. Emerson for the next 12 years. Dred married another Slave named Harriet Robinson. They lived in non-slave cities. Dred adn his wife wanted to be free, so he took it to the supreme court. They ruled The Missouri Compromise was illeagal. They also ruled that slaves were property. -
The Election Of 1860
John Breckinbridge was a Democrat, wanted to expand slavery, and carried the Southern states, along with Delaware and Maryland. John Bell was in the Consitutional Union, wanted slavery to continue, but not agressivly, and he carried the Border States. -
The Election Of 1860
There was four canadidates for the elsection of 1860. They were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell. Abraham Lincon was the winner. He was a Republican, had modern views against slavery, and he had the votes from the North, California, and Orgon. Stephen Douglass was a Democrat, didn't care what happened to slavery as long as the people wanted it, and carried Missouri, and part of New Jersey. -
Attack On Fort Sumter
Fort Smuter was located on a small island. The fort was surrounded by Conferderate land, forts, and a gun batttery. President Lincoln had to send supplies out to the fort or else all teveryone would starve to death. The ship never made it because General Beauregard seized fire on the fort. He formed a "circle of fire" around the fort which meant he was going to surrounded them and shoot and fire. There was no way for the soldiers to get around and leave the fort.
