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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso proposed an American law to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws meant to solve the controversy over slavery. However, the bitterness between the North and South caused all attempts at compromise to fail. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Law was passed by Congress as part of the Compromise of 1850 between the Southern slave interest and Northern Free Soil movement. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book about the life of a slave that was published by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and it was also what got white people (especially Women) to realize that slaves were being treated unfairly. -
Kansas Nebraska Act / Bleeding Kansas
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott case was a case in court in which they were debating if a slave moved to a free state, if he was counted as a citizen and free or if they were still a slave. -
Lincoln Douglas Debate
The Lincoln Douglas Debate was a series of 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen Douglas talking about the issue of slavery. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal. -
Lincoln's Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected on November 6, 1860. When he was elected, South Carolina Seceded from the nation, and a total of 6 other states followed. -
Southern Secession
After Abe Lincoln was elected, first South Carolina seceded from the nation, and then a total of 6 other states followed.
