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The Underground Railroad
The underground railroad a network of people who helped fugitive slaves get to freedom (up North or Candada). The UGRR included many secret codes. For example, a package was a fugitive slave to be expected. These runaways and fugitives got away by boats and usually feet. Many famous abolitionists were involed such as Levi Coffin (President of the UGRR) and Harriet Tubman (ran away 19 times). above shows when it officaly started and ended. -
Nat Turners Rebelion
On August 22nd, 1831, in South Ampton Virginia, Nat turner led 70 slaves in an uprise. He and those slaves killed 57 whites in 48 hours. Nobody ever got a specific reasoning for the rebellion but theroies were made. Slaves were put on trial and either found guilty or innocent where as Turner was searched for, found, and then executed by being hung for his actions. After the rebellion, whites were frightened that it migt happenen again so they created laws specificaly for blacks or Black Codes. -
Comrpmise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 consisted of multiple laws admitting california as a free state. There was gold discovered in Califronia and slavery was forbidden. They also adopted their own state constitution. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, The senator of Massachusetts and John C. Calhoun wrote the compromise. The result of the compromise was that the south got more slaves and Texas got its border. As for the North they got California as a free state. -
The Missouri Compromise
Tension began to rise between pro-slavery and aniti-slavery in the years all leading up to the Missouri Compromise. In 1819, missouri requested for admission into the union as a slave state. The request was accepted and Maine also was then a free state. Finally an ammendment was passed making a boundary between slave and free regions/states over former louisiana territory. It was negated by the Kansas- Nebraska act of 1852. The date above is when it was aprooved officialy by the president. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a bill that allowed settlers to decide wheather slavery would be allowed in the new states boarders, This caused anger to many. Violence later occured lead by John Brown. With this conflict came between the anti-alvery and pro-slavery.This lead to an event called bleeding kansas. -
The dred scott case
The Dred Scott case was an event where Dred Scott was born a slave and wanted to sue for his freedom. It was an odd case because in court, they could not have a say in their freedom. Scotts original owner (Peter Blow Family) sold him to an army surgeon John Emerson who later died, left him to his wife. When scott sued for his freedom in court, Emersons wife had won 2 times proving that he was her slave. Scott won once. The scotts won their freedom and scott died 1 year later. -
Presidential election of 1860 Part 2
the south as long as it didnt spread. Breckinride had an aggressive policy of expanding slavery in the territories. It all resulted in Licnoln winning the Presidential Election of 1860. -
Presidential Election of 1860
The presidential election of 1860 was held on a Tuesday in November on the 6th between Abraham Lincoln and John C. Breckinridge. Lincoln was a Republican and Breckinridge was a Democrat. All Northern States voted for Lincoln where as North Caroliona, Arkansaw, Deleware, Maryland, and parts of the lower south voted for Breckinridge. Their views on slavery were a bit different. Lincoln said that slavery would be kept in the South as long as it didn't spread. Breckinridge wanted the aggressive..... -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Attack on fort sumter toko place on Charleston Harbor in North Carolina. On Dec. 20th, 1860, SC seceded from the Union. Lincoln thought that Sumter was running out of supplies because an attack could come at any time. Lincoln said he would not be sending any provisions to the fort unless SC attacked first. Jefferson Davis ordered Anderson to surrend the fort but Anderson refused. The civil war then started April 12th. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was an event that happened after the Kansas-Nebraska act overturned the areas of free and slave territories with the use of popular soveigrnty. This resulted in John Brown leading anti-slavery fighters in Kansas. This action that John Brown led turned into a goury mess known as Bleeding Kansas. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe (assigned abolitionist)
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist during the fugitive slave act that opened her home to many of them with her husband. She wrote the book "Uncle Toms Cabin" that changed the minds of many and even had input from president Lincoln himself. Her home was one of the stops many fugitives stayed at.
