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Slavery in the South
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Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner led a slave uprising that killed between 55-65 mostly white men, women, and children. This uprising resulted in stricter codes for slaves. -
The North Star
The North Star it was an anti-slavery newspaper written by Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave from Maryland. He got inspired to write to The North Star after reading William Lloyd Garrison’s paper, The Liberator. -
The Underground Railroad
Harried Tubman escaped from slavery and become one of the most well known leaders of the underground railroad. African Americans, as well as whites would provide shelter for runaway slaves from the south. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
This new act was meant to strengthen the fugitive slave act of 1793, which was meant to prevent slaves going to other states to become free. This new act urged citizens to capture runaway slaves by paying them. This act also denied slaves the right to a jury trial. The acts were eventually repealed in 1864. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. This story features Uncle Tom, who is a black slave. This book showed the reality of slavery, with the main theme being how it's immoral and evil. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act made it so that settlers would vote to determine if new territories would become free or slave states. The republican party formed and they wanted to prevent any more slave states from forming. They gained a lot of popularity in northern states. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Scott was a former slave in Missouri, but later lived in Illinois, which was a free state. He went to court in attempt to be recognized as a free man. It was ruled that a former slave could not become a citizen because slaves were seen as property, so it’d be unconstitutional to take property away from a slave owner. -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
John brown was an abolitionist in the United States in the 1800s, who unlike other abolitionist believed in using violence. He started an armed slave revolt the south by overtaking the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Eventually the group was defeated by the U.S Marines. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation as the third year of the civil war approached. He stated that a Union victory in the Civil War would result in the end of slavery in the United States. -
The End of Slavery
The 13th amendment of the Constitution was ratified. This made slavery illegal in the United States.
