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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise's kept the balance of pro and anti-slavery states. By allowing Maine as a free state, Missouri was able to become pro-slavery state. This created tension between the north and south because the north did not like that congress could aid in the expansion of slavery. This becomes an argument over power. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was created on January 29 of 1850. It was create in an attempt to resolve problems over slavery between the north and the south. The United States was determined t -
Fugitive Slave Law
The fugitive slave law was a law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, which allowed southern slave owners with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to "free states". This law allowed local governments to capture and return slaves to their owners and penalized anyone who helped the slave escape. The law was disliked by the North and persuaded some to revert to anti-slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30 of 1854. The act allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The act repealed the Compromise of 1820 that prohibited slavery. -
Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision
The Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision was a legal case in which the US Supreme Court ruled that a slave who lived in a free state was not entitled to his freedom. Also adding that, African American were not and could never be citizens of the United States.This decision pushed the country closer to civil war. -
Election of 1860
The Democrats were split between an anti or pro-slavery candidate. Lincoln gets elected on the Republican ticket. This shows a split in the values of the Union. -
United States Presidential Election of 1860
The election of 1860 was between 4 candidates. The runners included the Republican, Abraham Lincoln, Democrat John C. Breckinridge, and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. The main platform being discussed was pro/anti-slavery. After Abraham Lincoln was elected, 7 southern states, led by South Carolina, seceded, setting up the American Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was fought from September 16 to September 18. It was fought between the Union and the Confederates and took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Confederates were led by General Robert E. Lee and the Union was led by the General George B. McClellan. The battle began on the morning of September 17, 1862 when the Unions attacked the Confederates. The battle continued throughout the day. This day was considered one of the most bloodies days in American History. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed and passed on January 1 of 1863. The proclamation declared for more than 3.5 million slaves to be "forever free" from Confederate areas against the Union. The proclamation also stated that the government and military would maintain the freedom of the slaves. Not to be left out was that the proclamation did not free almost half a million slaves in the states that were loyal to the Union. It also sets rights and boundaries for African-Americans. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was a Union victory that stopped Robert E. Lee's 2nd invasion of the North. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election and was officially president in March of 1861. The southern states did not want him to be president and did not agree with his views and policies. Before he was officially in office, the southern states began to leave the United States. Seven states left and formed their own country called the Confederacy. On January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865.