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Nov 29, 1565
Peculiar instution
The peculiar institution is slavery and all of its history in America. it began with the colonization of America until the end of the civil war. -
American Revolution
The war created new ways for slaves to become free, because when the north fought the south the north occasionally freed the slaves to “strike back” at the south. The revolution separated the “free” states, from the “slave” states, with the south having more “slave” states than the north, that is because the south relied on cotton gins and farming, while the north relied on industrial products. -
The united States Constition
Whether slavery was to be permitted and continued under the new Constitution was a matter of conflict between the North and South, with several Southern states refusing to join the Union if slavery was disallowed; although the words slave and slavery are not found anywhere in the document. Section 2 says “that apart from free persons "all other persons," meaning slaves, are each to be counted as three-fifths of a white person for the purpose of representatives on the basis of population” -
Compromise of 1820
The Missouri compromise changed the Provence of Missouri into a state, this affected slavery because if there was a new state, there was a chance that the state would be a free state, but there was also the large chance that Missouri would be a slave state, this would affect the slaves already in the state, along with the slave owners that would be possibly moving into the state. -
Nulification Crisis
south Carolina declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 unconstitutional acts by the government and stated that that power lies with the states. South Carolina thought that states should have the power to decide tariffs. The south’s economy was very dependent on slave labor and foreign trade. high tariffs meant high taxes on traded goods and less profit. lowering tariffs would increase the effectiveness of the slave labor. it ended with the united states lowering the tariffs. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a series of laws passed by the United states government about slavery. the south was upset about the current conditions with slavery and the north was as well. the compromise of 1850 was an attempt to appeal to the north and the south and hold the union together. in included laws such as the fugitive slave act. The underground railroad became far more active, freeing slaves and transporting them to Canada because of this. -
Kansas Nebraska act
The Kansas Nebraska act was an act that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether to be free or a slave state. slave owners and abolitionists began rushing in to KansasKansas and NebraskaNebraska to try and influence the vote. it lead to alot of violence and fighting in the territories. -
Dred Scott descision
Dred Scott was a slave in Illinois, a free state who tried to sue the state for his freedom. after 10 years of court appeals and debate the case was brought before the supreme court, and their final ruling was that anyone who was African-American or of African-American heritage could not become a citizen of the united states, therefore did not have to right to sue. Dred Scott remained a slave. many northerners were enraged, however this pleased the south. -
Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1st 1863 Abraham Lincoln gave the emancipation proclamation freeing all slaves in slave states that rebelled from the union. it did not free the slaves in slave states that stayed in the union. the emancipation proclamation stated, "all persons held as slaves within any States, or designated part of the State, the people whereof shall be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."
