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David Walker
David Walker was an African-American abolitionist. He was an anti-slavery activist and a writer. His father was a slave but his mother was not, making him free. David Walker wrote a pamphlet urging slavery to end and the injustices to stop. Walker encouraged slaves to continue to fight for their freedom. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was a Virginia slave that began and led a major slave rebellion in the south. His rebellion was violent, the revolters killed around fifty people. Nat Turner, along with other slaves and free slaves that participated in his revolt were executed. Nat Turner wanted to free slaves, but instead he was a major reason as to why the slave codes became stricter in the south. -
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Slavery in the South
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Gag Rule
The Gag Rule was passed by the House of Representatives in 1836. The rule did not allow the house to consider anti-slavery requests. It allowed any talk of slavery to be postponed without any conversation regarding the petition. The Gag Rule ended in 1844. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was based off of the ideas of Stephen Douglas and was proposed by Henry Clay. It major focus was to promote peace within the free and slave states. The Compromise of 1850 was composed of five separate bills, it banned slave trade in Washington DC , it spit up the Texas territory, allowed California to become a free state, the new territory decisions were left to the popular vote after the Mexican American War, and the fugitive slave act was amended. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tumban was an escaped slave who became one of the most well known anti-slavery activists. She helped many slaves escape their owners through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman constantly risked her life trying to help others achieve freedom. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the U.S. Congress as a part of the Compromise of 1850. The act allowed slave owners to recapture their slaves that had fled to the north in search of a better life. This act penalized anyone who helped in the slaves escape. The act showed the different points of views the south had compared to the north, which were anti-slavery. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel sold millions of copies and caused conflicts within the north and south. The south banned the novel due to its abolitionist propaganda, while the north was hit with the realization of how unjust slavery was. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress in 1854. The act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose weather they would be free or slave states after they became a part of the union. Popular sovereignty was used to decide. -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an African-American abolitionist, orator, and writer. Douglass escaped from slavery and became an active abolitionist. He wrote autobiographies explaining his life as a slave and his many experiences. He had a major impact on slave rights, being a reason as to why Lincoln was convinced that blacks could fight for freedom. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave that had lived in a free state with his owner. He argued that since he had lived in a free state he had the right to be free in the south. The court denied him the right to be free and Roger B. Taney stated that no black could request U.S Citizenship. This caused further tension between the north and south.
