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a movement to end slavery, whether formally or informally
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slave name dred scott claimed to be free since he was taken to free states with his master. sued for freedom once master died. case reachers supreme court in 1857 and gets Shut Down!
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one of the major events leading to the american civil war. would have banned slavery in any territory aquired from mexico in the mexican war or in the future.
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anti slavery northerners that supported the wilmont proviso that said "niether slavery nor involentary servitude shall ever exist in any part of the territory."
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wilmont proviso spurred a great debate showing great sectionalism. sectionalism is favoring the intrests of one section or region over the intrests if the whole country.
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the priciple that the authority of the government is created in sustained by the consent of its people
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stated it was a crime to help fugititve slaves and it was a crime to have state officilas arrest them while they were in free areas. a result was that suspected fugitive slaves were taken to u.s. commissioners who decided their fate.
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a pakage of 5 bills passed in the united states which defused a 4 year confrontationbetween the slaves states of the south and the free states of the north. regarding the status of territories, aquried during the mexian american war
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written by harriet beacher stowe. sold over 2million copies in a decade. electrified the nation because of the content
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a plan that would divide the remainder of the louisianna purchase into 2 territories kansas and nebraksa would allow the people to decide the question of slavery with popular soveriegnty
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one of the 2 major contempory political parties in the united states. dominated politics nationaly for most of the period from 1860 to 1932. first president - abraham lincoln
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john brown and a band of abolitionist settlers killed five pro slavery settlers at pottowatmie creek on the night of may 24th
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challenge between abraham licoln and stephen douglas. in the debates licoln stressed the central issue of his campaign was the spread of slavery in the west. and douglas critisizedlicoln for saying the nation could not remain half slave half free.
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john brown and his men ransack harpers ferry aresenal in virginia. tried to start a slave rebellion. FAILED!
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united states had been divided during the 1850's on questions surrounding the expansion of slavery and the rights of slave owners. in 1860 these issues broke the democratic party into north and south factions and a new constituional party appeared.
