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Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay was the founder of this compromise as he was to many more. This compromise was made mainly to keep the balance between free and slave states. Maine was added as a free state and Missouri was added as a slave state. -
Levi Coffin
Levi Coffin was an American Quaker, abolitionist, and businessman who was deeply involved in the Underground Railroad. He was also known as "The President of the Underground Railroad". He first took fugitive slaves into his home around 1826 with no specific day or month. He averaged helping over 100 slaves each year. His house was often called "Grand Cental Station". Levi Coffin was a huge part of the underground railroad. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner was a very religous man. Turner described his owner as a kind man. One night, August 21, Turner and his men met in the woods around 2 a.m. and killed the Travis family (his owner). They went from house to house killing all the white people and collecting the slaves. All together they killed 55 whites. On October 30 Turner was found hiding and was captured. He was hanged and skinned on November 11. White mobs killed over 200 blacks. This Virginia act almost abolished state slavery. -
Underground Railroad
A network of secrets routes that slaves used to help them get to freedom. Was made of safe houses and conductors, or the people who helped the slaves escape. The most common destinations were the free states or Canada. I used this date becuase this is when Tys Davis was said to be the first to use it. There were many code names on the "Railroad" such as conductors, cargo, and station masters. People who helped would put lanterns in their windows to tell slaves that it was a safe house. -
Compromise of 1850
-Founders were Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas
-California was added as a free state
-Mexican war land was split into territories
-Slave trade was no longer allowed in Washington D.C.
The Texas Border was settled
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or notto allow slavery in the borders. It repealed the Missouri Compromise which included the 36'30' line. This is what caused "Bleeding Kansas". Anti-slavery forces were led by John Brown. Eventually in 1861, the state of Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The anti-slavery leader was John Brown. There were many acts of violence of those who did not agree with slavery and those who did agree with it. In May, 1856, an 800 man mob from Missouri attacked Lawrence. They wrecked buildings and burned newspaper printing shops. Bleeding Kansas was almost a mini Civil War. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott went to trial to sue for his freedom. His case went on for ten years before it was finally brought to an end. It was a very questionable case because peole said a black man should not be able to fight for his freedom. He fought and fought and finally won his freedom. -
Presidential Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860. John Breckinridge was in a not so close second. Out of the 303 electoral votes, Abraham Lincoln had 180, Breckingridge had only 72. Although Lincoln won the election, he did not win the popular vote. But since he had received so many electoral votes he won. Almost all of the North had voted for Lincoln and the South for someone else. This angered the south so much that South Carolina seceded. This led to the attack on Fort Sumter. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
After South Carolina seceded from the Union, Lincoln sent supplies to Ft. Sumter. In the morning of April 12, 1861, General Beauregard of the confederates ordered troops to fire upon Fort Sumter. It was relatively easy to overrun becuase it was surrounded in a circle. Fort Sumter was located in the Charleston Harbor.
