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The Underground Railroad
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass wote the North Star after he escaped from slavery, making him an abolitionist as he wrote about the slavery and its cruelty and effects and pain inflicted on the african americans. Died February 20,1895. (77 years old) [born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey] -
Missouri Compromise
date and reasons for that dateThe Missouri Compromise of 1820 established that Missouri would be the only state above the line 36 30 [latitude and longitude] to be a slave state, all the others states above the line would be free states, and all the states below the line would be slave states. [Created the 36 30 lines.]
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Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner, a religious and intellectual young man, led a group of 60+ slaves in a rebellion that started when they first killed the entire Travis family, his "owners/masters", and ended after 57 whites, including women and children, were killed. His rebellion lasted two days, meanwhile he evaded capture until October 30th, when he and 5 other slaves were captured by a local farmer by the name of Benjamin Phipps from the town of Southhampton. -
The Compromise Of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was presented by henry clay (age 73) as a way to please the north and the south, and keep the country united, if only temporarily. the comrpomise had 5 parts each designed to appease both sides. Written by Henry Clay. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act (pt 2)
Kansas was admitted as a free state - right before the Civil War Began. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act (pt 1)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an idea from Stephen Douglas(s) to try to get the southerners to vote for him when he ran for president. he hoped that this act would acheive his hope by allowing Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide themselves if they would be free states or slave states. This act served to make the Missouri Compromise of 1820 completely redundant, and led to one of the bloodiest events of the time, due to the fact that on January 29th, 1861... (continued on pt 2) -
Bleeding Kansas
The attack dubbed 'Bleeding Kansas' took place in Lawrence, Kansas, when a group of proslavery settlers looted newspapers, businesses, and homes of Free soilers. In retaliation of this disgrace, John Brown, an abolitionist, led an attack on the looters, and killed many, leading to a long summer of murderous raids. -
Dred Scott Case.
Date of case.The Dred Scott case was a case in the Supreme Court where a black male slave, Dred Scott, attempted to sue his owner, John Sanford, for his freedom. When the case first began, it was was nota case of whether he was right, it was a case of if he had any rights, the constitution did not include blacks, as at the time of the writing, they were considered an inferior race, and therefore had no rights, the court fixed that. The next issue they confronted was whether or not it was in the... continued -
Dred Scott Case (pt 2)
Date of caseCountries rights to prevent a man from taking his slave with him. Since slaves were recognized as property, and the counstitution counts slaves as private property, the Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional. This case gave the South a lot more power, and was one the most significant events increasing the tensions between the north and the south, bringing the nation to the brink of war. -
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1869
JOHN BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN BELL, STEPHEN DOUGLAS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. THIS ELECTION WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN THE COUNTRY, AS IT WOULD HELP FUEL THE FLAMES FOR THE CIVL WAR. STEPHEN DOUGLASS HAD THE LEAST VOTES, THEN JOHN BELL. THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION, WERE JOHN BRECKINRIDGE AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BOTH FUTURE PRESIDENTS. BRECKINRIDGE WOULD BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY, AND LINCOLN THE UNION. BOTH WOULD LEARN TO BEBETTER PRESIDENTS, THOUGH LINCOLN WAS THE WINNER HE WAS ASSASS -
Fort Sumter
