slavery and the events leading up tothe civil war

Underground Railroad

Period: Mar 20, 1787 to Dec 6, 1865

Time period when slaves escape fron the south to canada to escape from slavery.

Gerrit Smth

Period: Mar 6, 1797 to Dec 28, 1874

was involveld in the ppreperation of harpers ferry

Missouri Comprimise

Feb 13, 1820

history channelhttp://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise made it were no state above the 36'30' line cant become slave states eccept missiouri :

nat turners rebellin

Aug 22, 1831

nat turner and 70 slaves attacked the white slave owners on augest 22 1831 in south ampton virgina because the slave owners were mean and abusive

Cmprimise of 1850

Dec 4, 1850

it let california in the union as a free state and would let 4 states decide if they were free or slave

Bleeding Kansas

May 30, 1854

pro and anti slavery went into battle in 1854 in kansas because douglas decited he wanted popular sovernty

Kansas Nabraska Act

Dec 4, 1854

stated that the comprimise of 1850 would be banned.

the dred scott case

Mar 6, 1857

Dred scot was deemed a slave on march 6 1857 in missouri because he didnt have proof that he was a notherner slave

election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

the election were lincon won and made south carolina leave the union

Attack on Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

union tried to send goods to the fort when the confederate soldiers "set fire to the fort"