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Importation of Slaves ends
(economical, Political) foreign slave trade has been banned and the importation of slaves is illegal. This did not end slavery, just the importation of them and would actually increase labor. -
Missouri compromise
(Political)The Missouri Compromise made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. This was political move as to keep the number of slave and free states the same and not raise tensions. It also banned slavery above the 36 30 latitude line. This played a role in westward expansion because new states above that line had to be free. -
The wilmont proviso
(Political)This new law banned slavery in any territory that was acquired as a result of the Mexican American War. This effected westward expansion because it gave the north more power as these territory's could never be slave states. this also angered the south -
Compromise of 1850
(Political,Social)This compromise, was made up of 5 different bills to try and resolve dispute over slavery in new US territories. Senator Clay and Douglas helped create the playing ground after the Mexican-American War. It also backed The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. -
Fugitive slave act
(Social,Political)This required the federal government to assist slaveholders in finding escaped slaves. unwillful Marshals who failed to fulfill their duties were faced with a 1000 dollar fine. This effected slavery trade because it made it harder for slaves to escape or become free. -
Uncle Tom's cabin
(Social)this novel, written by Harriet B. Stowe, focuston on the abolition of slavery. white readers in the north saw This book and were horrified because the experience of slavery was exaggerated. This book was about an African American who went through slavery. It showed readers the struggles of being an enslaved person -
the Kansas Nebraska Act
(Political)The Kansas Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise. This allowed settlers of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they wanted a free or slave state using popular sovereignty. This was a change in power dynamic because it emphasized limited government and the rights the states had to choose. -
Bleeding Kansas
(Social) Bleeding Kansas was periodic warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas. murder and destruction was prevalent and this eventually led to the Civil War. -
The Caning of Charles Summer
(Social) The Caning of Charles Sumner took place in May of 1856 in the Senate chamber. here summer was giving a speech, after Sumner's speech Brooks was enraged and charged the senate floor. Charles Sumner who was an abolitionist, was attacked by Representative Preston Brooks. Preston Brooks was pro-slavery. -
The Dred Scott decision
(Political)the Dred Scott Decision was a case which decided that slaves were not entitled to freedom, even if they resided in a free state or territory. This meant that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States if they escaped. it still was possible for free black men to exist just originating of different means