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John Brown
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John Brown
John Brown was borin on Mat 9,1800 in Torrington, CT. He was a white male who was against slavery. He gave land to fugitive slaves, and he participated in the Underground Railroad. He and his wife agreed to raise a black youth as one of their own. He moved to a black community and also became the leader of anti-slavery guerillas. John Brown led 21 men on a raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He also went to a pro-slavery town in Kansas and brutally killed 5 settlers. Brown used -
The Missouri Compromise
When the Missouri Compromise came into action, James Monroe was president. Missouri applied for admission in 1820. Congress and the nation were tackled with important and unique questions for the settlement and the future political status of the land from the Louisiana Purchase. One of the major questions that came about was if Missouri should be a slave state or a free state. The south argued that the states that are in the union joined without any requirements. The also argued that if -
The Missouri Compromise
congress had the right to set requirements in the new states, then they would be equal to the old states. The north argued that since southern slave owners moved to Missouri, that no more slaves should be brought into the new state. Another arguement that the north had was if the slaves had children, then the children should be released at the age of 25. The issue had a two-part solution. Missouri joined as a slave state, but territories of the Louisiana purchase lying north of 36' 30' would be -
The Missouri Compromise
would be free of slaves. At this time, Maine was admitted to statehood. This statehood allowed senates to continue the balance between free states and slave states. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
by hanging. The courts decided to reimbursed the plantation owners for the slaves they had lost. Stories portrayed Nat Turner’s Rebellion as an illegal act of crimes. This rebellion ended on august 22, 1831. After the rebellion, plantation owners and their families were nervous and afraid. About 200 innocent slaves were killed by angry mobs of plantation owners and their families. Slaves form other states were tried and executed for being accused of being part of the rebellion. Southern states d -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was the leader of a slave rebellion. This rebellion was called Nat Turner’s rebellion. He led a group of 60 to 70 slaves. Turner and his followers killed about 60 plantation owners and their families. The first response to this rebellion was to send a militia of 3,000 troops. Many slaves were captured then later tried at court. Only a few slaves were found innocent then set free, the rest were found guilty and executed. Nat Turner was tried and court and found guilty. He was executed -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
and executed for being accused of being part of the rebellion. Southern states decided to pass the black laws, or laws to limit what slaves were and were not aloud to do. The effect of the rebellion had made the lives of slaves more difficult. Slaves wanted freedom more than ever. -
The Underground Railroad
Slaves and abolirionists were invovled in the Underground Railroad. For example Harriet Tubman took many trips south to help runaways get to freedom, including her own borthers and sisters. A network of people, places, and routhes in the north that led slaves to freedom in large cities, black communites, and canda was the the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was routes anywhere from the south south, and even some from the deep south. All these routes led runaways to Canada and or -
The Underground Railroad
they even stopped and settled in the north to be free. The Underground Railroad was used to get the runaways to freedom in big cities, black communities, and Canada safely. Conductors were ringleaders in the Underground Railroad. The set everything up for success with the help of stock holders. Stock holders kept the underground railroad on its feet. They donated money, food, and clothes. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
against the act because they didnt want more slave power. Douglas thought the north would be okay with this act, becuse the agriculture in Nebraska amd Kansas would not support the need for slavery. Popular sovereignty fits in with this act because it gave the territories the chance to choose if they wanted to become a slave state or a free state. -
Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas-Nebraska Act caused tension in the Kansas territory. Anti-slavery settlers moved from New England to Kansas to fight against the slave power. These settlers were called free soilers. Proslavery settlers moved from Missouri to vote the territory to become a slave state even though it was illegal. The first act of violence was caused by proslavery supporters. John Brown killed 5 proslavery men infront of their families. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas introduced this act. One reason he introduced this act was so both states would be happy with the idea of popular sovereighty. Another reason was to score points with northerners and southerners so he could get votes to become president. This act proclaimed that the Nebraska and Kanasa Territories could decide if they wanted to become a free state or a slave state. The south supported the act because they were the slave power and wanted more land for slavery. The north was -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave who wanted his freedom. In order to get his freedom he decided to sue for it. The southerners felt that slaves did not have a right to be heard in court. An abolitionist laywer agreed to represent Scott in his case. The first aspect of the case was if Dred Scott was really a citizen of Missouri. The conclusion was made that enslaved people were not classified as citizens. The supreme court declared the Missouri Compromise void. Dred Scott lost the battle in court. When he -
Dred Scott Case
Blow family who gave the Scott family their freedom. Dred Scott died a year later. His case helped people see that slaves were not property, but people too -
Election of 1860
The presidental election of 1860 ended on November 2, 1860. Abraham Lincoln won this election without a single southern vote. Lincoln and Bell had moderate views on slavery. Breckinridge strongly wanted slavery. Douglas wanted popular sovereignty. Even though Bell and Lincoln had moderate views, they also had their personal beliefs on slavery. Abraham Lincoln personally didn't want slavery, where as John Bell did want slavery. Because Lincoln won the election some souther states sucede from the -
Election of 1860
union. Southerners wanted John Breckinridge as president. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter started the Civil war on April 12,1861. When South Carolina suceded from the union Lincoln sent supplies to the fort, because it was union fort. On April 12, 1861 confederate troops attacked the fort in the early morning hours. Two confederate forts were in the same harbor as Fort Sumter. The confederates had the benefit of the doubt when it came to having more weapons and protection.
