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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a United States federal statute devised by Henry Clay. It regulated slavery in the country's western territories. -
Mexican-American War
Mexico and America fought a quick two year war, whixh America won, over land. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to elimnate slavery in the land that the U.S. aquired from the Mexican-American war. -
California Gold Rush
Gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848. This caused 300,000 prospectors to move to california within a very short period of time. -
The Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a series of bills passed to defuse conflict between the North and the South. -
Fugitive Slave Law
This law allowed runaway slaves to be captured in the northern states and taken back to the south. However, many free blacks were accused of being runaway slaves and were enslaved. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is an Anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It gave vivid detail to the horrors of slavery and was a big factor in the division of America. It was published in 1852 -
“Bleeding Kansas”
Bleeding Kansas was a border war between people who were pro-slavery expansion and people who were anti-slavery expansion. -
Republican Party Forms
In 1854 anti-slavery members of the whig party whig began metting to form their own party. What is known as their founding meeting took place March 20, 1854 -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Charles Sumner caned in the Senate
In 1856 Charles Sumner gave a speech entitled "The Crime Against Kansas", where he called out two fellow senators as Culprits for this crime. Three days later one of these senators, Stephen Douglas, approached him at his desk and and beat him into unconsciousness with his cane. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Dred Scott vs. Sandford was a supreme court case that decided that all people of african descent free and slaves could not sue in court because they were not citizens. -
John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by white abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president. South Carolina nullified the election of Abrahem lincoln, and later seceded. -
Southern states begin to secede
South Carolina was te first state to leave the union to form the Confederate States of America. Four months later six states followed, and four more states joined the confederacy later on. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The battle at Fort Sumter was the battle that started the Civil War.
