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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise split the country in half (Mason Dixon Line). Every state above the line (with the exception of a few) were free. Any state that fell below the line was a slave state. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five bills passed in the United States in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a group of violent act of anti-slavery vs. for slavery. -
Kansas/Nebraska Act
It made Kansas and Nebraska territories. It allowed states to vote slave or not. -
Brooks/Sumner Incident
Brooks and Sumner were arguing about slavery. Sumner took it too far by insulting Brooks. Brooks' cousin, Butler, beat Sumner within an inch of his life. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown's Raid of Harper's Ferry was when John Brown went on a raid. In Harper's Ferry. What that isn't good enough for you? Fine. John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an attempt for John Brown (a white abolitionist) to make an armed rebellion on a United States arsenal.
