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Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise- this compromise perserved the balance between slave states and free states in the Senate. People kept arguing about the new states, whether or not, they are suppossed to be a slave or free state. -
Nathaniel Turner's Rebellion
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Nathaniel Turner was the leader of a violet slave rebellion in Southhapton, Virginia, 1831. Some enslaved African Americans did rebel openly against their owners. Nat Turner was the leader and he was a popular religious leader among the enslaved people. -
Wilmot Proviso
(1846-1850) Wilmot Proviso- this would ban slavery in any lands that might be acquired from Mexico. Representative David WIlmot introduced a proposal, but Southerners protested because they believed that any antislavery poilicy, about the terriitories, endangered slavery everywhere. -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850- 5 bills passed by Congress. Henry Clay pushed for a stronger fugitive slave law. After President Taylor died, unexpectedly, Stephen A. Douglas divided Clay's plan into parts that could .be voted on seperately. Some of the Whigs didn't vote because they didnt agree on everything. Then Congress finally passed the 5 bills in 1850. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave Act- this act required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves. This Act was apart of the Compromise of 1850. This Act was to help the slave owners keep tract of their slaves. Many slaves ran away, so Senator Herny Clay of Kentucky convinced Congress to pass this Act. People who didnt help, were to be fined or imprisoned. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act- "Bleeding Kansas"
The Kansas-Nebraska Act- a bill to help organize Kansas and Nebraska. Stephen A. Douglas agreed to open territories to slavery. Douglas also agreed to repeal the Missouri Compromise. "Bleeding Kansas"- the North and South began to fight over the slave and frees states. The North and South armed themselves and began to fight. -
Dred-Scott Case
Dred Scott- an enslaved African American brought by an army dotor in Missouri, a slave state. In 1846, with the help of anti-slavery lawyers, Dred Scott was sued for his freedom. Scott said that he should be free because he once lived in an area, of the North, that prohibited slavery. In 1857, his case reached the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney declared that Dred Scott was still an enslaved African American. Taney also declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry- an abolitionist, John Brown, led a group on a raid on Harpers Ferry, Viginia. John Brown's main target was a storage site for weapons. Brown wanted to arm enslaved African Americans and start a rebellion against slave holders. The Abolitionists had paid for the raid. After the raid, Brown was chargered with murder and convicted of treason. Because of these reasons, Brown was hung. -
Lincoln's Election
Lincoln won the election, but he was not the president yet. James Buchanan term ran until March 4, 1861. The day after Lincoln was in the office, he had to strat working right away. Lincoln recieved a message from the commander at Fort Summer. The message said that the fort was very low on supplies and the Confederates demanded the fort's surrender. Lincoln told them to not fire unless they were fired upon.
