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Missouri compromise
In 1820, Henry clay wrote a compromise that balanced power in the congress by putting two states into the union. He created a way to temporally quiet the differences between the north and the south. -
Wilmot proviso
They had a balance of 15 free states and 15 slave states, but there was a new territory which needed to become one. David Wilmot came up with an idea to ban slavery in Mexican cession territories. The bill passed in the house but not in the senate. Southerners began to get angry because they saw the bill as an attack on slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Act
John Calhoun passed the Fugitive Slave Act. It was an Act that allowed the owners of the runaway slaves to take them back in the territory of the United States.This Act happened all around America. Abolitionists wanted it removed and Confederates wanted to keep it.
So owners of slaves could get their slaves back. Because of too many Runaway slaves, they needed to put an end to this. -
uncle tom's cabin
This book showed the horrors of slavery, it help bring more people against slavery to the north. It became very popular, and touched the hearts of many. People would take escaped slaves that were living freely in the north back to slavery even though it might have been a couple years. Harriet Tubman helped slaves to stay free. Harriet Tubman became well known and soon influenced others to help slaves. -
Kansas Nebraska
Stephen Douglas wrote the Kansas Nebraska Act. It allowed people in the Areas near or in Kansas or Nebraska whether they wanted slavery in their borders for both states. This happened in Kansas and Nebraska. This happened because Kansas and Nebraska were new states at the time so they needed to know which side they chose. Also because of Popular Sovereignty. It happened when Stephen Douglas was against Abraham Lincoln, Stephen proposed the idea. -
Dred Scott case
Dred Scott was a slave that was being held against his will in a free state. He wanted to go to court and state his case but they denied. They said he was property and that he didn't have any rights too. This showed that slaves were overpowered because they were still being used in slave free states. -
Lincoln Douglass debate
Douglass wanted slaves to stay as property, and to not be given any rights. Abraham said that everyone should be treated equal, especially slaves.Stephan Douglass helped create the Kansas-nebraska act which influenced people to vote for him. This caused an uproar, Douglass won but Abraham became a national figure. Because of Abraham beliefs in slavery, he became president the following year. -
John Browns raid
John brown wanted to end slavery so bad that he would fight and kill people. He would gather people to help support his opinion. He had a good idea but ended u taking it to far and killing people. He ended up getting captured and put up for treason. Southerns thought that John Browns uproar was proof that the north was out to get them. -
Lincoln's election of 1860
Lincoln strongly despised slavery, he wanted to end it. He ended up winning enough votes to become president. He helped to end slavery but the southerns were too opinionated on slavery they seceded from the union. He needed to find a way to bring them back. Abraham was the only representative that strongly disregarded slavery, the other were either for it or went with popular sovereignty. This showed the increase in abolishers. -
Southern secession
The north and the south had totally different perspectives of slavery. This caused major arguments, later when Abraham became president, who didn't like slavery, the south began to secede. They thought he would ban slavery all together which could endanger there businesses. The confederates built a fort which was on US land. They ended up getting bombed, because of the disagreement. Commander Jefferson Davis, wouldn't give up.
