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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Raildroad was a secret network of people, place and routes in the North. There is no certian start or end date to the Undergrond Railroad. The people who helped the fugitive slaves runaway were called Stationmasters, conductors and stockholders. The slaves themselves were called passangers and baggage. Candles and Quilts were two of the main things that guided the slaves to freedom. Levi Coffin was one of the many people to help the fugitives. -
Abolitionist Event: Levi Coffin
Levi Coffin was an abolitionist and he was also known as the President of the Underground Railroad. He Married Catherine White in 1824, moved to Newport, Wayne County, where there they opened a store. Before they knew it, they were helping fugitives escape to freedom, and their store was one of the stations on the Underground Railroad. Coffin walked for days and nights walking through water helping the runaways get to Canada for freedom. -
Abolitionist Event: Levi Coffin Pt.2
He also rescued a black woman and her infant, who was crossing broken ice on the Ohio River. After all of his accomplishments he spent his last years of his life writing his autobiography , “Reminisceces of Levi Coffin.” Published later in 1876 by the Western Tract Society of Cincinnati Ohio. -
The Missouri Compromise PT2
With the result of the 36’30 line, even though Missouri was north of the 36’30 it joined the union as a slave state. Maine was also added to the Union, but it was brought in as free state. -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise: The Missouri Compromise was a very important compromise. It was also known as the Compromise of 1820. This compromise established the 36’30 line. The 36’30 line stated that anything north of the line would be a free state and anything south of the line would be a slave state. With the deal of the 36’30 line, slaveholders that had already moved North to Missouri didn’t think that they should have to leave. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turners Rebellion: There were many people involved in Nat Turners Rebellion Nat Turners Rebellion took place in South Hampton Virginia. The main person was of course the intelligent, very religious Nat Turner. There were many others involved also. Nat led a rebellion of Sixty to seventy slaves. There was also the slave owners, they were the ones being attacked. The entire Travis Family (Nat’s Owners) was murdered. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
After the Rebellion, Slaves were limited to many things, They couldn’t vote, serve on a jury, own property, nor testify in court. They couldn’t be a preacher (Nat Turner was a preacher), own a gun, meet in groups of more than five people, and many more things. In conclusion, Nat Turners rebellion was a rebellion, that changed history forever. -
The Compromise of 1850
Thirty years later and the same question was asked once again. What do we do about slaves being brought into the new territories? This time Henry Clay proposed this compromise (the compromise of 1850). The problem was that the south wanted to expand slavery into the new territories west of Texas. Henry Clay and Daniel Webster got together and came up with the Compromise of 1850. -
The Compromise of 1850 pt. 2
This compromise said that New Mexico and Utah territories got to choose weather they wanted to be slave states or free states. That Washington D. C. is no longer able to buy/sell/trade slaves. It also said that California is a free state giving the north more legislative power. The last part of the Compromise is the fugitive slave act/law. The fugitive slave act said the all slaves MUST be returned to their owners. -
The Compromise of 1850 pt. 3
The free blacks in the north had no trial to prove freedom, so many free black men and women were sent to the south to be slaves. The finial part of this act/law is that the Underground Railroad became even busier with mass movements of runaways to Canada. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a "series of violant political confrontations." These confrontations were between the anti-slavery and pro-slavery supporters. These events happended in the Kansas Territory. It was when Kansas decided to become a part of the U.S. Knowing thos the southerners moved to Kansas knowing they could vote if Kansas would be a free or slave state. It of course was made a slave state because of all the southern votes for it to be a slave state. This made the Northerners very upset. -
Bleeding Kansas pt.2
The heart of the conflict was the question of whether congress would allow or outlaw slavery. Forces said that every settler had there right to move their property, (slaves) There for making it Bleeding Kansas -
Dred Scott Case pt2
Three years later, he and his family attempted to sue for freedom. They didn’t gain their freedom until 1857 when Mrs. Emerson gave the Scott Family back to the Blow Family, which in return, the Scotts got there freedom given to them. Dred Scott then died a year later, and his family was given their freedom. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was born a slave in Virginia in 1799. The Blow Family were his owners and in 1830 the Blow family moved westward to Missouri. After the family got there, they sold Dred to an army doctor. The next twelve years, he lived with Dr. Emerson in non-slave areas. Dred married another slave and didn’t stay behind when his master moved back to Missouri. The doctor died and his widow hired Dred and his family to work for other people. -
Presidential Election of 1860 pt2
Stephen Douglas was a man that supported states rights, was okay with slavery but he was personally against it. He got most his votes from the border states. John Breckenridge was one that supported slavery and he wanted it to spred. He also believed in states rights but he also supported slavery. Last but not least John Bell. He was a slaveholder and strongly supported slavery. He was also a part of a strong Federal Government. -
Presidential Election of 1860 pt 3
With all the votes that were cast in, the one who won presidency was the one and only Abraham Lincoln himself. He didnt win by just a couple votes, It was a fair choice. -
Presidential Election of 1860
The Presidential Election of !860 took place on the 6th of November, 1860. In the Political Party there was Republican Abraham Lincoln, Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, Southern Democrat John Breckenridge, and Constitutional Unioner John Bell. They were all of which running against eachother. Abraham Lincoln was moderate. Meaning he wasnt for slavery but he wasnt agianst it either. He knew the South needed slaves for free labor, but didnt want it to spred to the Northern states. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The Attack on Fort Sumter was the start of the Civil War. On April 12, 1861 the fort was attacked by Confederacy. The Fort was located on an island in the middle of the Charlston Harbor. Confederates surrounded the Fort with gun battaries.This was also known as the ring of fire.President LIncoln told the ships not to try getting to Fort Sumter because it wasnt safe for them. They were supply ships and they were told to turn around.
