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The North And South
The North and South did not get along very well during this do to the slaves in the South and free states in the North. In this time the North and South went to war about this. This war was called the CIVIL WAR. The North won and the U.S. became free at the cost of John Wilkes Booth killing Abraham Lincoln. :( -
Missouri Compromise
Who?Henry Clay
What?To decide whether Missouri is a slave state or free states
Where?Missouri and Main
Why?To decide if Missouri it to be a slave state
How?This maid Main a free state and Missouri a slave state
Cause:To decide if Missouri is a slave state even though it is above the line that separates the north and south with slavery
Effect:The southerner thought that the north was to aggressive about anti-slavery so this made the war start even earlier -
Wilmot Proviso
Who?Wilmot Proviso,David Wilmot
What?He tried to not allow slavery in the new Mexican states but that failed
Where?The new Mexican states and Pennsylvania
Why?To ban slavery in the new Mexican states
How?He banned slavery in the new Mexican states
Cause and Effect?After its debate and ultimate failure to become law in 1846. The Proviso itself was an amendment to an appropriations bill that sought to prohibit slavery from a territory acquired as part of the settlement of the Mexican-American War. -
Compromise of 1850
Who?Henry Clay
What?Making Utah free and not slave
Where?Washington D.C. and Utah
Why?To stop slavery
The cause was to not have any slave states in the new South Western region
The effect was that the already slave states in the south thought that they were next to be a free state so they became more alert so they could stay as slave states -
Fugitive Slave Act
Who?The north
What?Slaves were being found and sent back to their owners.No African americans were safe anymore
Where?The north and south
Why?Because to many slaves were escaping with no
How?This caused the north to get scared because they didn't want to get caught with a slave
The cause was to catch all of the runaway slaves
The effect was that the northerners were afraid to get caught by slave owners so they gave up the slaves easier and easier -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Who and What?Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book about where the slaves went once they escaped
Where?This took place in the US
Why?To tell the US about slavery
How?They southerners were worried that to many slaves would escape because of this book
The cause was to tell the north how slavery was in the south
The effect was that the North didn't think think was 100% true so they stayed the same.The South tried to rid the book from the South but the book became very popular and hard to get rid of. -
Kansas Nebraska Act / Bleeding Kansas
Who?Senator Stephen Douglas
What?The US citizens were voting to see if Kansas was to be a slave state or not.They became a slave state
Where?Kansas and Nebraska
Why?To vote on a slave state or not
How?The states did not become slave states and this started the civil war
The cause was to make Kansas and Nebraska free states or slave state by voting
The effect or the Kansas Nebraska act was that this allowed the new states to decide if they wanted to be slave states by voting -
Dred Scott Case
Who?The slave Dred Scott
What?To tell whether or not Dred Scott was a slave because he was officially a free man.The court ruled that he was still a slave
Where?Missouri state
Why?To tell whether or not Dred Scott was a slave
How?This showed that slaves had rights to and not all black people are slaves
The cause of the Dred Scott case was to decide if Dred Scott was a slave
The effect was that the case brought tension to the surrounding issue of slavery to other states -
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Who?Lincoln And Douglas
What?Seven debates about pro slavery an no slavery. Douglas won in Lincoln how state of Illinois
Where did the event take place?Illinois
Why?So Lincoln and Douglas could run for senate
How?This boosted Lincoln's profile and when he ran for president he won by a lot
The cause of these debates was to see who would be in congress for the state Illinois
The effect was Douglas was elected and this boosted lincoln profile around the country to help him later become President -
John Brown’s Raid
Who?John brown and his 5 sons
What?John brown killed 5 people so that he could try to stop slavery
Where?Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Why?So that John could try to stop slavery
How?This caused John Brown to die and was an event that triggered the civil war
The cause of John Brown's raid was to make slaves want to fight back and want the U.S. to be free and not slave
The effect was no slaves showed up and John Brown was hung for killing 5 people -
Lincoln’s Election of 1860
Who?Lincoln
What?Lincoln became president
Where?Around the U.S.
Why did the event take place?To vote for a president
How?This made South Carolina scared that Lincoln would make a rule to stop slavery for good so they seceded. This made other states seceded because they agreed with South Carolina
There was no cause to Lincoln election
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The effect of his election was that South Carolina seceded from the U.S. because they thought that Lincoln would them free and not let them be a slave state -
Southern Secession
What?The southern states left the US
Where?The Southern states
Fort Sumter was in the south and it had american soldiers in it and south Carolina would not let american ships in
Why?Because the southern states thought that Lincoln would make a law that banned slavery from all the states
How?This is what started the civil war
The cause of the southern secession was to show that the south wanted to be slave states
The effect of the southern secession was this is what caused the Civil War to start
