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Missouri Compromise 1820
People become concerned about the growth of slaves. The Missouri Compromise were a series of laws that helped maintain the balance between slave state and free states. -
The Nullification Crisis
Southern states felt that the tariffs were unfair and only supported the North. The federal government denied South Carolina argument and South Carolina threatened to secede. Henry Clay came up with a compromise and lowered tariff. -
Compromise of 1850
The new territories won from Mexico would be admitted as slave states or free states. California would be admitted as a free state. Congress would not pass laws banning slavery from the rest of the territories. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansan Nebraska Act allowed people Within the territories to decide whether or not to allow slavery. This act angered many in the North. After the Act came to power, pro slave and anti slavery rushed to settle in Kansas to affect the outcome of the first election. Pro slavery won the first election but after anti slavery supporters held another election, pro slavery refused to vote. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom. He argued hat because he lived in a free territory that he should have been emancipaged. -
The Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln wins the election. After he was elected, the southerners started to secede from the Union. -
Attack On Harpers Ferry
John Brown wanted to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom. He planned to capture the arsenal at the army base to arm the slaves. But after they intruded into the base, Brown and his men were captured. A looniest saluted to John Brown as he was put down, this had raised tensions in Maerica to the breaking point. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850 in the congress. The act permitted the capture of African Americans who had fled to the north. These laws heightened tension, and set the stage for John Brown's raid and the American Civil War.