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Underground Railroad (Part 2)
Some of the most famous abolitionists and runaway were helping on the Underground Railroad risking their own lives for others. Harriet Tubman, leaving her kids behind to go to freedom, but then realizing that it would be better off to help others, so she took almost 20 trips to the south and helped about 300 slaves gain their freedom. -
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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad was a series of paths that slaves took to get to the Promised Land (Canada). The nights were cold and they had so many hardships but many still went through so they could have their freedom. The dangers were not just getting caught. They had to deal with wildlife, which house is safe, who to trust, ect. Many used disguises and and had to write letter and be ,where they had to be, on time. The routes went through 14 different states. -
David Walker
David Walker was a famous abolitionist who was very unique. He was an inspiration to Nat Turner when he wrote the book named, “Walker’s Appeal”. This book was about blacks being equal rights and abolishing slavery. Slave owners would not let anyone learn to read or write because they didn’t want slaves to fight back. -
Missouri Compromise
In 1820, Missouri wanted to apply for statehood. After a long debate, it was decided from the Louisiana Purchase 36’30’, the south were slave states and the territories north of the 36’30’ is to be freed. The Missouri Compromise was a good thing for the northern because it kept peace between free and slave states. -
Missouri Compromise (Part 2)
The north got Maine as a free state and as the 36’ 30’ and above was free besides the exception of Missouri. Missouri was a slave state because that was the agreement between the north and south. On March 3, 1820 the Missouri Compromise was signed by congress. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-missouri-compromise -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was a slave on the Travis Planation. On August 23-24, 1831, Nat Turner led a rebellion of 60-70 rebels that went to many other plantations. By the end of the 48 hours they fought about 60 plantation owners and family members were killed. After the rebellion ended, the start of a much worse beginning for blacks, had begun. No longer could blacks vote, learn to read or write, be a preacher, own a gun, and many other things. -
Nat Turners Rebellion (Part 2)
The rebellion that Nat Turner led had put blacks into a much worse mess. They were treated even worse than they have ever been before. They had no rights to do pretty much anything that white could do. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was made because of the Gold Rush and they had so many people that California territory was big enough and so many people wanted it to be a state. It was written by Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and Stephen Douglas. When the Fugitive Slave Act was established it applied that when a runaway slave or a free slave is put in the south they have to work. If you are free you are still not safe. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed on May 30,1854. It let people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether or not to allow slavery in those territories (popular sovereignty). President Franklin Pierce eliminated the Missouri Compromise and the 36’ 30’ line. Stephen Douglas was a very wise man, and he thought if he could get the South to vote for him then he could become president. So he supported the south and slavery thinking the north would be along with him. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act (Part 2)
. In all reality he was wrong. So he came up with popular sovereignty and the Kansas-Nebraska Act was founded. -
Bleeding Kansas
Tension with the Kansas territory began when the Kansas-Nebraska bill became law. Anti-Slavery settlers from New England moved to Kansas to try to fight against the Slave Power and pro slavery settlers from Missouri moved into Kansas to vote illegally in the territory hoping Kansas would become a slave state. Settlers who were committed to keeping the territory of Kansas free of slavery were called free landers. -
Bleeding Kansas (Part 2)
The first act of violence was in Lawrence Kansas and was started by proslavery supporters. John Brown led other antislavery supporters in an attack on pro slavery settlers near Pottawatomie Creek, where they killed five proslavery men in front of their families. The raid on Harper’s Ferry and Brown’s attack near Pottawatomie Creek started a summer of murderous raids throughout Kansas giving the territory the name, “Bleeding Kansas”. -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott Case ended the Missouri Compromise. On october 16, 1859 John Brown led an attack on Harpers Ferry. Brown was sentenced to be hanged by the neck. The results of the attack did not solve anything. It only caused a bigger problem which brought more tension. It also made more violent acts committed to end slavery. John Brown was the number one reason for the Civil War. -
The Raid Harpers Ferry
John Brown believed in violence and he wanted slaves to rise up and fight for their freedom. John Brown was obviously against slavery and was the reason for Bleeding Kansas. Harpers Ferry, Virginia was were they took on the raid and we had to send troops to get him. John Brown was charged with treason, guilty, and hanged. -
Presidential Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell all ran for president in 1860. Abraham Lincoln held most of all states in the northeast which gives him the most advantage of winning. All of the others had only a couple of of states which did not give them as much vote as they needed.
