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Fugitive Slave Law
Harsh terms, under law- Fredrick Douglass " Bitterly" summerized to get a slave back it's $10 fee to returned an alleged fugitive. $15 if the slave freed him or herself. If anyone helped an alleged fugitive could be charged with a fine of $1,000 and or imprisonment for 6 months. -
Wilmot Proviso
David Wilmot- Democratic congressman put on amendent to a bill saying "neither slavery nor involuntory servitude shall ever exist" in any area in the United States. -
The 31st Congress of 1849
Concern Burder dispute-- "Slaves states of Texas clamied that Eastern Half of the New Mexico territory the problem was the slaves didn't settle there yet." Northerned demanded abolition of slavery- the Southerners accused the North not enforceing the Fugivie Slave Act. The south sees slaves as property and the North is taking their property -
Harriet Tubman
The system escaping routes know as the underground railroad- "conductors" hid the fugitives in secret tunnels then escorts them to the next "station"- one of the most famous conductors Harriet Tubman. All her life she was a slave and in 1849 her owner died and she broke free. Then after breaking free she become a conductor for the underground Railroad. She took 19 trips and took 300 slaves to safety. -
The Compromise of 1850
"Henry Clay worked to find a compromise the North and South would both agree to. He presented to the Senate the Compromise of 1850, he hoped to settled "all questions in controvery between the free and slave states growing out of the subject of slavery" For the North provided California bill be admitted to the Union as free states- For South comprmis proposed a now more effective Fugitive Slave Law. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
"Harriet Beacher Stowe published Uncle Tom's cabin it stirred strong reactions from both the North and South, about the Fugitive Slave Act. This book made such a stir that within a day it sold 3,000 copies, the first day it became best seller. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created the terrtories of Kanas and Nebraska suit opened new bound for settlement lay allowing the white men to settle in these areas. -
Bleeding Kansas 1856
Also know as Border War this was series of violent poitical that involed anit-slavery, free-staters and pro-alavery. They also go by "Border Rufion". -
Beating of Senator Charles Sumner
On May 22 1856, Senator Charles Sumner was attacked with his walking cane. Preston Brooks was his attacker, Brooks attacked Sumner because of his "impassioned anti-slavery speech" -
The Dred Scott Decision
This was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court which involed African Americans- enslaves or free- they couldn't become American citizens and couldn't sue in federal court. Dred Scott sued for his freedom he fought against this. -
Harpers Ferry
Also know as "John Brown's raid" this was an attempt to stop John Brown and a group of his supporters- John asked Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglass to join him on his raid but all declined due to reasons. There was a fight on Harpers Ferry and many died in this raid. -
Election of 1860
This was the election with Abraham Lincoln and John C. Breckinridge the questions were about expansion of slavery and the rights of slave owners. These questions divided the Democratic Party and Republican Party into Nothern and Southern parts. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
The county was already divided North and South because of disagreement about tariff and slavery. South Carolina wanted to breakaway and the souther states came with. This led to the formation of Confedency. This movement was by far the strongest to starting the Civil War.
