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Underground railroad Part 2
they used railroad terminology to hide the fact their hiding slaves. Words such as Packages, Hams, Parcels, Boxes ,etc. were used as a way to let other stations (safe houses for slaves) They used these railroad terms because so many actual railroads were being built around the country it wasn’t an uncommon topic for someone to write about. -
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Underground railroad
The underground railroad was a system of passages and trails leading to freedom. Slaves usually from the deep south would run away from their plantations, helped by groups of abolitionists. there were many different ways the abolitionists communicated usually by letter. However slaves weren't just allowed to run plantation owners would hire slave catchers to bring back the slaves. This is why it’s called the underground railroad, they were very secretive and in their letters they used railroad -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise On March 3rd 1820 congressed passed The missouri compromise was an act to try to balance and settle the argument of slave and free states. The issue was missouri wanted to join as a slave state but was above the 36’30 line Traveled through the louisiana territory. The north thought Slaves should be free at 25 and no new slaves brought in the south disagreed. The outcome of the event is missouri joined as a free state and maine joined as a free state. Henry Clay created this -
Abolitionist Event
William still was a Free black man who helped many slaves escape to freedom. He and thomas garrett had lots of collaboration to help thousands of slaves and even helped harriet tubman's own mother escape slavery. He always helped slaves without expecting a reward. He was never a slave but strongly opposed -
Nat turners Rebelion Part 2
Some white plantation owners would even Decapitate slaves and put there heads on stakes as a method to scare other slaves whom they thought might rebel. When Turner was captured along with many others were tried and executed by hanging however some were proven innocent and freed. There were even stories of slaves protecting their plantation owners throughout this Conflict After the execution of Nat turner strict laws were put on blacks such as, A black person cannot own a gun, vote, own land, me -
Nat Turners Rebelion Part 3
A black person cannot own a gun, vote, own land, meet in groups more than five,and cannot be a preacher. Although Turner thought he was helping black lives he really just made them worse. -
Nat turner's Rebelion
On August 22nd and 23rd in 1831 in Ampton Virginia on the travis plantation a rebellion began Nat turner led a group of 60 or 70 slaves to liberate plantations by killing the owners. Nat turner was a man of god but believed that he had to do it. When Attacking a plantation all owners including White men women and children were Killed. The white people were scared and started attacking innocent slaves or even free black people. Over 200 slaves would be killed by the act of these rebels. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Kansas Nebraska Act The kansas nebraska act is a law that was passed by Franklin pierce and stated that although kansas and nebraska are above the 36-30 line they are still able to choose whether they want to be slave or free state Southerns were happy but northers are furious.Both sides sent many people to illegally attempt to vote for a free or slave state this event never went in peace and usually resulted in fighting and long arguments starting bleeding kansas. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was an event that gained america a lot of land. it was finished on january 29th 1850. WE gained territory from mexico after the mexican american war and paid a small cost for over lots of land. our country gained the entire california territory. -
Bleeding kansas
Kansas Nebraska Act The kansas nebraska act is a law that was passed by Franklin pierce and stated that although kansas and nebraska are above the 36-30 line they are still able to choose whether they want to be slave or free state Southerns were happy but northers are furious.Both sides sent many people to illegally attempt to vote for a free or slave state this event never went in peace and usually resulted in fighting and long arguments starting bleeding kansas. -
Dred Scott Case
(Start of trial) The dred scott case was a trial about a slave who got sold to a man who moved them to a free state. when scott tried to bring it to court they said he isn't and never will be a citizen. He later did have a case but after 11 years he lost and remained a slave but his former master's son bought him and his wife and freed them and his childhood friend helped pay for his court bill, he died 9 months later -
Presidential Election of 1860
(Date of lincons election) The presidential election of 1850 was when abraham lincoln won the presidency without a single southern vote. The south lost because they did not have many electoral votes due to the fact there aren't as many white men as their are in the north because of slaves. Lincoln originally had a moderate view on slavery but once the south secede and the civil war started he wanted it gone. out of the many southern states to secede south carolina was the first.
