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Wilmot Provisio
The Wilmot Provisio was significant because it outlawed slavery int he new lands aquried from the Mexican cession. The Wilmot Provisio angered the South and provoked one of the first disputes over slavery at the federal level. The principals of the Wilmot Provisio became the philosophy of the Free Soil party and the Republican Party. -
End of the Mexican War
The end of the Mexican American War led to the Treaty of Guatelupe Hidalgo. The Treaty of Guatelupe Hidalgo required Mexico to cede the American Southwest which increased sectionalism. The Treaty caused much dispute over slave and free states in the US. and caused the U.S. to abandon the Missouri Compromise and led to the Compromise of 1850. Led to conflict between Slave and Free states by attempting to offset the balance of free and slave state representation. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Fugitive Slave laws of 1850 were stricter than the ones of 1793. They required the North to return all escaped slaves back to their owners in the south. The South was angered by the neglect of their previous slave laws which caused further distress on the north/south relationship. The Fugitive Slave law was aimed at eliminating the Underground Railroad. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was significant because it greatly increased sectionalism by bringing awareness to the treatment of the African American population although it was not written by a slave. It profoundly affected views of slavery and was one of the greatest American Propaganda novels to be written. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act nulled the Missouri Compromise. It led to conflict between the pro slavery and abolitionist populations. "Popular Soverignty determined whether Kansas and Nebraska would be free or slave states. This led to violent events such as the Pottawatomie Massacre known as "Bleeding Kansas". -
Dred Scott Desician
In the Dred Scott Desican not ony did Dred Scott lose, but they said he could not even sue in court because he was property. This court case upset many abolitionists and caused further tension between the North and the South. -
Lecompton Constitution Rejected
The Lecompton Consitution was a pro slavery constitution which wanted Kansas' admission to the union. Making Kansas a free state angered the south and deepened the sectional gap between the North and South. -
John Brown raided at Harpers Ferry
Militant abolitionist and priest, John Brown, successfully seized the arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He planned a huge violent rebellion by mass murdering slave owners and freeing their slaves. No slaves showed up so Brown was captured and executed. This was significant because it was a planned violent abolitionist attack on slave owners. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
Lincoln being elected president upset the south because of his extreme anti slavery veiws. Abraham Lincoln was not even allowed to be on the ballot in 10 states. The election of Abraham Lincoln led South Carolina to seceed which is arguably the direct cause of the Civil War. -
South Carolina Seceeds
The seceding of South Carolina caused 5 other states to follow after the election of Abraham Lincoln. This was arguably a direct cause fo the Civil war. It led to the Creation of the Confederate States of America Led by their president Jefferson Davis -
Lincoln's 10% plan
Lincolns 10% plan was a reconstruction plan drafted before the end of the Civil war aimed at peacefully and swifty reconstruction the nation. The 10% plan said that when 10% of the population voted towards their loyalty to the United States, they would benefit from the reconstruction plan. -
Wade Davis Bill veto
The bill declared that plans of Reconstruction of the south was a legislative matter not executive. It was aimed at weakening the authorityh of the president, Lincoln vetoed the bill and the Wade Davis manifesto thus stated that Lincoln was acting like a dicator. It attempted at allowing reconstruction in southern states if 10% of population denied their involvement in the confederacy rather than Lincoln's 10% rule saying they had to pledge their loyalty. -
Passing of the 13th Amendment
The passing of the 13th amendment abolished all forms of forced servitude. It however, did not protect against racism. -
Congressional Reconstruction Plan
Was a reconstruction plan that differed from the other plans because it included a military reconstruction act. The military reconstruction act divided southern states into 5 military district with a Union military leader in each district. They were impllemented to protect African Americans and keep the South from rebelling again. This is important because it shows the distrust between the North and South. -
Lincolns Assassination
Abraham Lincolns was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in the Ford theater. This showed how unpopular Lincoln and his policies were as a radical repulican and the lingering disharmony of the nation. This led to the ushering in of President Johnson. -
Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
Johnson's Amnesty Proclaimation was very similar to Lincoln's but it aimed more at punishing the southern aristocracy for this disloyalty to the nation. -
Passage of the Black Codes
Black codes intended on making life more difficult for the new African American citizens in order to bolster white supremecy which helped allow slavery in the first place. They were new ways to regulate the lives of African Americans. -
Attempted Impeachment of President Johnson
President Johnson was very unpopular among republicans. The House attempted to impeach him for continually vetoing the Military Reconstruction plan and thus violating the Tenure of Office Act. He was one vote shy of being impeached. This is significant because it shows the disunity and disagreement arising in policies, -
Passing of the 14th Amendment
The 14th amendment passed as one of the reconstruction amendments. It stated that everyone born in the United States was a Citizen. It was aimed at making African Americans citizens. -
Passing of the 15th Amendment
The 15th amendent was also part of the Reconstruction Amendments. The 15th Amendment guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This was aimed at granting literate African Americans the right to vote.
