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Underground Railroad
In 1831 this was dubbed "The Underground Railroad". The south lost 100,000 slaves. They traveled at night by boat and train. This was anything but easy. there we're some members of slaveholder families that helped. -
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Mexican American War
More Information There we're many battle where the mexicans won against the americans. On July 7 1846 the Mexican Congress declared war aginst America. The mexican army won more battles, but so did America. -
Wilmot Proviso
More Information The Pennsylvania representatives were against alowing slavery to lands that were ceceding from Mexico. Wilmot introduced legistlation that said, "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist" in lands won in the Mexican-American War. when northern lawmakers reffered to southern colleges, "Slave Power" came from their lips. -
Compromise of 1850
More Information 1) California is admitted a free state. 2) New Mexico and Utah are organized as territories. Free states wanted them free,but slave states wanted them slave states. 3) Texas reduced in size and in return US took away their debt. 4) Slave trade in District of Columbia is banned, but still had slaves. 5) Fugitive Slave Act passed. -
Fugitive Slave Act
More Information This was part of the "Compromise of 1850". This was a highly contraversal law. It says any escaped slaves shall resturn to their masters at once. -
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
More Informayion it's a cabin built after tom and a little family made it to canda via the "The Underground Railroad". -
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Bleeding Kansa
More Information This was started because the north wanted Kansas to be a free state and the South wanted it to be a slave state. There were many fights here. the first turned from a peacefull protest to a bloodbath. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
More information This might have been the single most important event leading to the Civil War. No southern state wanted to permit it because slavery has already been outlawed. Senator Stephen A. Douglas was behind this act. -
Ostend Manifesto
More Information Secretary of sstate marcy had soule try to buy cuba from spain and fail after insulting them. The south were afraid of Cuba becoming a black governmernmentthey however liiked that it was a plot to extend slavery -
Caning of Charles Sumner
Moore Information after insulting to congress men Sumner was beat to unconciousness by Representative Preston Brooks. -
Dred Scott Decision
More Information Dred scott was a slave but moved to Illinios(free state). This case was called Dred Scott vs. Stanford. Scott went to the Supreme Court in hopes of being granted his freedom. The court didn't do anything for Scott was not a citizen. -
Jon Brown's Raid
More Information Jon Brown and his 5 sons at raided to help the slaves fight their way out but they weren't able to get to the slaves to give them weapons. inthe end his sons were killed and he was arrested and sentinced to death.
