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Missouri compromise
It was an effort to calm down rivals triggered by the request of Missouri in 1819 In 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.
"Primary Documents in American History." Missouri Compromise: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2017. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot proviso was an act to ban slaves from any state mexico acquired in the Mexico war
By the standards of his day, DAVID wilmot could be considered a racist. Yet the Pennsylvania representative was so adamantly against the extension of slavery to lands ceded by Mexico, he made a proposition that would divide the Congress.
"Wilmot's Proviso." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 17 May 2017. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a pass of 5 bills passed by Henry Clay in the United States it made a somewhat of a temporary stop on the slave conflict in January 20 1850. The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the Issue of slavery. "Primary Documents in American History." Compromise of 1850: Primary Documents of American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2017 -
Fugitive Slave Act
it was passed by the united states congress on September 18 1850 for runaway slaves in the north can be brought back to the south.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which required that all escaped enslaved persons be returned, upon capture, to their masters.
Odlum, Lakisha. The Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Digital Public Library of America, 23 Feb. 2017. Web. 17 May 2017. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is an anti-slave novel by an american author Beecher stowe in march 20 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 inspired her to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
"Harriet Beecher Stowe Sends Uncle Tom's Cabin to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1852." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., 20 Aug. 2012. Web. 17 May 2017. -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott case was a court case in 1857 that decided the fate of Dred Scott, who was a slave who thought he had the right to be free, because he was brought to Illinois where slavery is illegal. Because slaves were considered property, and the government can't take your property, the United States government could not grant him his freedom. This resulted in a loophole causing no consequences to owning slaves. -
Dred Scott Primary Document
"Home | Library of Congress." The Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2017. This primary document is the official court ruling of the Dred Scott case. The official ruling included the decision of the court and each judges stance on the topic. The final ruling was that Dred Scott could not be granted his freedom. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates Primary Document
"Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "New Orleans Delta on the Illinois Republican Convention," July 5, 1858." Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "New Orleans Delta on the Illinois Republican Convention," July 5, 1858 | House Divided. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2017. The house divided speech was Lincoln's most famous speech during the debates. In which he stated that a house divided can not stand, the metaphor for the United States being split over the issue of slavery. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
The Lincoln Douglas debates were a series of debates held between the two candidates for the Illinois state government, Abraham Lincoln, and Steven Douglas. The winner of the debates was Stephen Douglas, but the debates boosted Lincolns popularity, causing him to be the republic parties nominee for the presidency in the election of 1860. -
John Brown's Raid
John Browns raid occurred on October 16th 1859. He and his group of abolitionists marched into Harpers Ferry to protest against slavery, and took over a local arsenal. The raid killed five people. John Brown was killed, but his spirit lived on and a song wrote about him was the marching tune for the north during the Civil War. -
John Brown's Raid Primary Document
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The people above were killed during John Brown's raid of 1859. The casualties were intentional. -
Kansas Nebraska Act/ Bleeding Kansas
The act was passed in 1854.it split Kansans and Nebraska in to two states.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing slavery in the territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude.
"Primary Documents in American History." Kansas-Nebraska Act: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2017. -
The Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was the election in which the republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, won against Stephen Douglas, John Bell, and John Breckinridge. The south feared the outcome of this election because it would mean having an anti slavery president. -
Election of 1860 Primary Document
The Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2017.
The primary document is congratulating Lincoln on winning the election. -
The South Secedes
The final southern state to secede was Texas who seceded on February first. They then joined South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana to form the Confederate States of America who allowed slavery. -
Southern Secesion Primary Document
"The Entire Civil War Animated Map." Civil War Trust. Civil War Trust, n.d. Web. 17 May 2017. This is an animated map of the Civil War -
The Civil War Begins
