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The Underground Railroad
The underground Railroad involves strong abolitionist who want to end slavery and slaves who want freedom. The underground railroad are multiples of routes to lead slaves to Canada or to northern states. The railroad was very secret and used very religious and railroad talk to keep it that way. The underground railroad took place all throughout the entire country and let the slaves escape to freedom. -
Missouri Compromise
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Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner and sixty plus slaves started a rebellion against white plantation owners through August 22nd to August 23rd 1831 in South Ampton, Virginia. The slaves rebelled because they didn’t like the cruel unfair way they were being treated by their masters. This event led to sixty plantation owners and families’ dead from the slaves. This terrified the whites and they fought back sending 3000 militia troops to find Nat Turner and any slaves who took part in the rebellion as well. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
After the rebellion even stricter rules came in play in the south for any African American. They were not allowed to vote, be a preacher, spend time with people in groups of more than five, own property, own a gun, and plenty more -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas, who at this point wanted to become president, needed the help of Southerners votes. So when Kansas and Nebraska territories wanted to become a state he announced January 4, 1854 the Kansas Nebraska Act. That act disregards the 36’30 line and leans toward popular sovereignty. The people got to vote on what they wanted it to be; whether it be proslavery or antislavery. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas being naive thought since the environment wasn’t fit for a cotton field the South would just lean towards making it free. What he didn't realize was both the northerners and southerners did not want to compromise. They wanted it to only go there way. This act led to many violent conflicts down the road. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott, a slave from Missouri was set “free” by his owner is Illinois. After Scott had been living in the free territory for eleven years Scott wanted to legally be a free man. This is what started to Dred Scott Case. This case ended up in the Supreme Court and they ruled against Scott in a span of ten years. Not only was not a citizen he couldn't ever become a citizen. The court ruled that no african american could become an american citizen. Nine months after the hearing Dred Scott died. -
Bleeding Kansas
May 21, 1856 is when the summer of violent acts from pro and antislavery supporters start the “pregame” of the civil war. On May 21st a group of southerners looted newspaper offices and homes in Lawrence, Kansas. Once this act stirred around John Brown, who believes in the violent overthrow of slavery, took five men from their beds and killed them in front of their families. This was only the beginning of Bleeding Kansas, -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown, a man who believes violence is the way to end slavery, was naive when he planned the raid on Harpers Ferry. He with eighteen other people planned an attack on the arsenal October 16th, 1859. His original plan was to raid the arsenal, making sure every slave knew of this, and go down through the east coast shooting slave owners with the rebellious slaves. Except, Brown`s plan never made it past the raid on Harpers Ferry. Brown was captured and then sentenced to be hung. -
John Brown
A white abolitionist who felt strongly of the violent use to end slavery. He fought those who supported slavery in Lawrence Kansas. He led a raid at the Military arsenal of Harpers Ferry. There 20 of his men raided the arsenal to try to make a slave retaliation attack on the white slave owners. His plan ended in a failure in result he was sentenced to death. John Brown also was contributor of bleeding Kansas. -
Presidential Election of 1860
The presidential election of 1860 was won by Abraham Lincoln with 180 electoral votes and not a single southern vote. Lincoln was a republican and had a moderate approach to not spread slavery. Another nominee was Stephen Douglas, who only got twelve electoral votes, was a democrat. He tolerated slavery and believed in state rights. John Beckinridge, a democrat, placed second in the election with 75 votes. He believed aggressively in spread of slavery. The last nominee was John Bell. -
Presidential Election of 1860
He was apart of a minor party called constitutional union. He earned 34 votes and he moderately supported slavery.
