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Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used to help slaves escape and move north. White and black abolitionist helped around 100,000 slaves escape. A lot of the escaped slaves went to Canada and northern United States. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave rebellion in Virginia led by Nat Turner and they killed over 60 people. The rebellion caused tougher laws on slavery, which made more abolitionist supporters. -
Gag Rule
The gag rule forbid the House from considering anti-slavery petitions. Henry L. Pinckney said that all things regarding slavery should automatically be tabled and that no further action should be taken upon them. -
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Slavery Before Civil War
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass escaped for the shipyard that he worked on as a slave in September 1838. After he escaped he wanted to promote freedom for all slaves. He published a newspaper and spoke in front of many people. He wanted to abolish slavery in all forms and aspects. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a set of five laws passed in September of 1850 that split between the favor of the North and South. The laws were: California was added as a free state, slave trade was ended in Washington D.C., the Mexican succession was divided into New Mexico and Utah, settled border dispute of Texas and New Mexico and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugutive Slave Act ensured that all escaped slaves were returned to their owner when they were captured. All officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate. Slaves received very harsh punishment for running away. -
Bleeding Kansas
"Bleeding Kansas" was the name describing the violence during the settling of Kansas to decide if it should be a slave state or a free state. The fighting was between anti-slavery forces and pro-slavery forces. The violence was a major step towards the Civil War. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a Virginia slave who went to trial arguing that he should be free because he was held as a slave in a free state. The case was brought to the Supreme Court and they ruled against Scott because he was still a slave and slaves are property to their owner. This decision by the court caused abolitionist to increase their efforts against slavery. -
John Brown raid
John Brown was an abolitionist who took eliminating people that were pro-slave to the extreme. He had a plan to attack the town of Harper's Ferry with an army of armed slaves. Brown lost the revolt to Robert E. Lee's soldiers. Brown also killed pro-slave families. -
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Abraham Lincoln's Election
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 because of his views of opposing the expansion of slavery and pushing for the colonization of freed African slaves. Lincoln had very different views on slavery than the southern states. Lincoln's anti-slavery influence caused issues in the south and caused some states to seceded and became the Confederated States of America.
