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Underground Railroad PT2
Slaves were considered as passengers or baggage, but members of the Underground Railroad were stationmasters or conductors. Also, to keep a secret abolitionists made quilts that gave a message like, this is a station, go to the mountains, and walk in zig zags. Plus, abolitionists would put candles in their windows to show a slave that their house is safe. There were many important abolitionists on the Underground Railroad. -
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Underground Railroad PT3
. Some are Harriet Tubman, who took 19 trips in the South to rescue slaves, Thomas Garrett, who sheltered 4,700 slaves in his 40 active years, William Still, who was the father of the Underground Railroad, and Levi Coffin who was the president of the Underground Railroad. The end date, December 6, 1865 was when the 13th Amendment passed, ending slavery. -
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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad- Isaac T. Hopper, a Quaker, began a system for hiding and aiding runaway slaves in 1787. This is what started the Underground Railroad. March 20th is the first day of spring, and spring was the safest time to of the year to escape, therefore March 20, 1787 will be the start date. On the Underground Railroad, terms were used to keep a slave and Underground Railroad member kept in secrecy. -
Abolitionist-Thomas Garrett
Thomas Garrett- Thomas Garrett was an influential stationmaster in Delaware who was born on August 21st, 1789 in Upper Darby, PA. As a child, his parents harbored runaways in their Delaware County Farmhouse, and this inspired Thomas to be an abolitionist. Thomas Garrett is famously known for helping over 2,700 slaves runaway to freedom, but he was involved in many abolitionist activities. He was involved with William Still, and their conversations about their struggles were published. -
Abolitionist-Thomas Garrett PT2
Also, as a result from working with John Huhn, Thomas was put on trial for harboring slaves. Throughout the 40 active years as an abolitionist, Thomas was charged with $5,400 for “knowingly harboring fugitives”. Another act Thomas Garrett was involved with was helping pass the 15th Amendment, and he was carried down the street by Negroes when it was put into law. A nickname he received in Delaware was “Our Moses”. He had two wives in his life, and they gave him six children. -
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Plus, he was a religious man, and he was a Wilmington Progressive Quaker. Thus, Thomas Garrett was a very influential, and important abolitionist on the Underground Railroad. -
The Missouri Compromise PT2
. Among the southerners, William Pinkney believed that Congress couldn’t set the conditions of Missouri, because the previous states hadn’t. In the end, the Missouri Compromise solved all of the problems. Missouri would join as a slave state, but to keep the balance, Maine joined as a free state. Also, the 36’,30’ line was established in the Louisiana Territory to regulate where slavery should, and shouldn’t be. Thus, the Missouri Compromise is about if Missouri should get to be a slave state. -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise-The Missouri Compromise is about if Missouri should get to join the Union as a slave state. The Missouri Compromise was put into law on March 3rd, 1820. The main points are the controversy of Missouri joining as a slave state because then there would be more slave states than free states. James Tallmadge, proposed his ideas of slaves in Missouri to Congress, but the Senate vetoed it. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner’s Rebellion-Nat Turner’s Rebellion is about slaves rebelling against the white oppression. It took place on August 21st and 22nd, of 1831 in South Hampton County, Virginia. It lasted 48 hours and ended with many slaves, and whites killed. The main points are 60 to 70 slaves including Nat Turner killed the Travis family and many other whites summing up to 60 white deaths. These deaths included men, women, and children. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion PT 2
The Government responded by sending 3,000 militia troops to end the rebellion. The slaves that were captured were thrown in jail, and given a trial. Some were proved innocent and were free, but most of them were executed. Nat Turner was one of these unfortunate slaves, and Thomas Gray interviewed him in jail. These recordings were published as “The Confessions Of Nat Turner”, but they were never proved to be true. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion PT 3
The courts reimbursed every slave owner who lost their property in the rebellion, but laws were passed to give slaves even tighter restrictions. They were not being allowed to vote, serve on a jury, own property, testify in court, learn to read or write, buy or sell goods, be a preacher, own a gun, or meet in groups of five or more. After the Civil War ended, these laws were still in effect and they were called Black Codes. Even though the rebellion was bad for slaves, it gave them more hope. -
Compromise Of 1850
Compromise Of 1850-The Compromise Of 1850 is about trying to cool the tensions between pro and anti slavery supporters. This was signed into law on January 29th, 1850. Politicians Henry “The Great Compromiser” Clay, Daniel Webster, and John Calhoun helped pass this Compromise. The main points are in the benefit of the North, California joined the Union as a free state. Also, the ability to sell and trade slaves in our nation’s capitol was abolished. -
Compromise Of 1850 PT2
Yet, the South benefited the most from the Compromise Of 1850. The reason why is because The Fugitive Slave Act was passed. This act made it so any runaway slave would have to be returned to their owner, and if you harbored a slave you would be breaking the law. Slave catchers made a profit off of this, so they would even take free men to plantations to make money. This enraged the North, and tensions increased. In years to follow, the Civil War would result. -
Kansas-Nebaska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act- The Kansas-Nebraska Act was introduced by Senator Stephen Douglas, and put into law on May 30th, 1854. Douglas brought this act up for two reasons. One reason was that he wanted Chicago to benefit from the West, and that a railroad from the West to Chicago could be constructed. The other reason is that Douglas wanted to become president, and he thought this would sway people to vote for him. This act made the southerners happy, but it enraged the northerners. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act PT2
It made the southerners happy because they had a chance to gain more slave territory because the 36, 30 line was disregarded. The northerners were mad because popular sovereignty was used to determine if Kansas and Nebraska would be slave or free. In the end, violence would result from pro and anti slavery disputes. -
Bleeding Kansas PT2
Bleeding Kansas- Bleeding Kansas first occurred on May 31st, 1854 when pro-slavery supporters were attacked. This would soon be known as the summer of Bleeding Kansas. One of the first attacks was by abolitionist John Brown who killed 5 pro-slavery supporters in front of their families at Pottawatomie Creek in the Kansas Territory. -
Bleeding Kansas
Conflicts broke out because one day earlier Stephen Douglas passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act which gave the Kansas and Nebraska territories popular sovereignty to decide whether they would be slave or free territories. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott Case- The Dred Scott case was determined in the Supreme Court on March 6th, 1857. It all started when Scott sued for his freedom because he lived in free states with his family for twelve years. Yet, in court it was argued that the 5th Amendment stated that Scott was property so the Missouri Compromise was void. Even though the case went all the way to the Supreme Court, Scott was denied is freedom. -
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Afterwards, Scott was sold back to his former owners the Blow family where his freedom was purchased. Although Dred Scott was born a slave, he died a free man. -
Presidential Election Of 1860
Presidential Election Of 1860- On November 6th, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was selected as President of the United States, and he represented the Republican Party. He was chosen to represent the Republicans because William Seeward was too harsh on slavery. The Republicans believed Lincoln’s moderate view on slavery would secure more ballots. -
Presidential Election Of 1860 PT2
The other candidates were Stephen Douglas who was a Northern Democrat, John Breckenridge was a Southern Democrat, and John Bell was a member of the Constitutional Party. Douglas and Bell only secured four states, so Lincoln and Breckinridge were the two likely candidates. Although Breckinridge won most of the South, Lincoln won the North which was enough to win. Since Lincoln won, many Southern states would proceed to secede and break out in a Cilvil War. -
Fort Sumter
Battle Of Fort Sumter- On April 12th, 1861 the newly seceded Confederate force attacked the Union Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. Fort Sumter was an isolated island that was surrounded by Confederate forces. There were two forts, Fort Johnson and Fort Moultrie, and countless gun batteries that bombarded Fort Sumter. Abraham Lincoln sent three supply ships to aid the Union, but the gun batteries would've destroyed them. -
Fort Sumter PT2
Eventually, Fort Sumter would be captured by the Confederate soldiers, and this would mark the beginning of the Civil War.
