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Missouri Compromise
As a way to make the Senate more equal, it was decided that Maine would be a free state, while state of Missouri was a slave state. On a map, this line of compromise was marked at the line 36-30. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise was mainly over the Mexican Cession. During the time of the compromise, no slave policies were changed, and revisions were suggested by some. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This act made it so that all citizens would face severe consequences such as jail or expensive fines if they let a slave trying to escape go instead of catching them. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
This book was published by Harriet Stowe, who wished to show the country how cruel slavery was, and how much injustice it brought. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
A new government for the Louisiana purchase territory was proposed by bill by Douglas. This was then broken up into two parts, Nebraska and Kansas, where the citizens of each would decide on slavery there. -
South Carolina Secedes
These citizens ended up leaving the country altogether due to their lack of unity and opposing ideas. -
Dred Scott Case
dred Scott, a slave, filed to sue for his freedom. This was because he had been transferred to two different owners during his time as a slave, in which he had been a slave in the North, where slavery is outlawed, making him a free person. Though the case ended unfortunately not in his favor, which could have been because of bias. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
A group, led by abolitionist, John Brown, went to Harpers Ferry in Virginia to seize control of arsenal. -
Election of 1860
The election ended with Abraham Lincoln, who did not support slavery, as president after competing in the election with John Breckenridge, who supported slavery.