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Missouri Compromise
A compromise was reached when Congress passed a bill saying that Missouri will be a slave state and that slavery was to be prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel. This was meant to create a balance between slave and non-slave states. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a group of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states. The Compromise of 1850 overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the overall issue of slavery unsettled. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabinis an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. This helped shed light on slavery and made the North more opposed to it. It is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. It repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. This was the single most significant event that lead to the Civil War. -
Dred Scott v Standford Decision
This was a court case that involved Dred Scott's freedom. This was ruled that a slave that was residing in a free state was not entitled to his freedom and that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States. This case also ruled The Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown decided to lead a raid on Harpers Ferry to initiate an armed slave revolt in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. This two day raid was defeated by U.S. Marines.
