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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a system of houses, paths and people leading to freedom. Most slaves that were escaped were young single men living on one of the border states. The people who led the slaves had a complex compilation of code words like baggage, conductors and stations that meant slaves, leaders and safehouses. Many slaves decided to leave America all together and just fled to Canada. All in all the Underground Railroad was just a way for slaves to escape. -
Levi Coffin
Levi Coffin was born in 1798. Levi Coffin was a famous abolitionist and spent his entire life trying to help slaves. When he was young he started a school house to educate slaves but it was shut down by the owner of the slaves. Then later he bought a house and became one of the conductors of the Underground Railroad for about 20 years and was known as the President of the Underground Railroad. -
The Missouri Comprimise
The Missouri Compromise was the result of the North’s and the South’s different views and opinions. The South wanted Missouri to be a slave state. They thought it should be because southern slaveholders already made their way into Missouri and the other states joined the U.S without being limited like what was happening to Missouri. The North wanted Missouri to be a free state though. -
The Missouri Comprimise
James Tallmadge had an idea that no more slaves were to be brought into Missouri and that the children of slaves were to be freed at age 25 but it was shot down. Slavery was always a topic of discussion and the North thought it was unethical. In the end the Missouri Compromise turned out like this, Missouri became a slave state but Maine was added as a free state to keep balance. Also anything north of 36 30 was a free state. -
The Missouri Comprimise
In the end I think that the North got the better side of the deal but the South agreed to it. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A set of laws were passed, which later became the"Black Codes", limiting slaves rights even more, but after all of that the slaves just wanted their freedom even more. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was a slave to the Travis family and was a very religous man. He led a rebellion of 60 to 70 slaves and during his rebellion he killed the entire Travis family and 60 other slaveholders or not. These actions scared many plantion owners into thinking their own slaves might rebel so many people became violent towards slaves and a set of law were passed limiting slaves rights even more. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a five part plan. First, California was added as a free state so there were more free then slave states. Second, the land gained from the Mexican American War got to decide if it would be free of slave (popluar sovereighty). Third, slave trade was outlawed in D.C. but slave were still used there. Next, the Texas border was settled. Finally, the Fugitive Slave Law was passed. All run away slaves had to be returned. -
The Compromise of 1850
Free blacks in the north could be captured and sent to the south. Whites had to report any known runaway, if they didn't they could be fined or jailed. The underground railroad grew in popularity. Blacks in the north had no way to legally defend themselves. Judges were paid $20 for every slave returned. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was proposed by Stephen Douglas in attempt to get more votes for the upcoming presidential election. The act stated that Kansas and Nebraska, which were previously free territories, should have the right to decide. This outraged the north and many people were killed in the resulting fight in Kansas. That summer was called Bleeding Kansas. -
Bleeding Kansas
This is the day that John Brown went to the Kansas Territory and was the first casualty of Bleeding Kansas. When Charles Dow a Free-Soiler was shot by a pro-slavery supporter named Thomas Barber. The following summer was borderline war between the Free-Soilers who wanted Kansas to be free and the slavery supporters who wanted another slave state. -
Dred-Scott Case
This was the date of the final decision. Dredd-Scott sued to be a free man. He thought he could do so because he lived in a free state for an extended period of time. The result was that slaves were decided to be property not citizens. -
The Presidential Election of 1860
The election of 1860 was a very split decision. The north had voted for Lincoln and the south voted for Breckinridge but since the north had a larger population Lincoln won. This outraged the south and they started to secede from the union. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a Union fort surrounded by Confederated forts and batteries. Lincoln sent three supply ships to resupply the fort with no intended offensive meaning and the fort was then captured by Beuriguard. This is considered the first attack of the Civil War.
