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Indentured servants
When Africans were being brought over they were originally treated as indentured servants. They had just as much rights as white people. Soon slave laws were being passed and they started to be treated as less than a human. -
Slavery in Massachusetts
Massachusetts accepts slavery in its colonies it was called before it was part of the newly founded US. It took one step in the direction of the Civil War since slavery is one of the reasons the war started. -
Massachusetts abolishes slavery
Massachusetts decides to get rid of slavery all together after a slave sues his owner for his freedom. They grant voting rights to black and native americans. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The first fugitive slave act was passed by congress that prevented slaves from leaving their owners. If they were found escaping even when they were in the north, they would be arrested. It prevented the Northerners from helping slaves escape. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was land the French were selling to America. It was over 800,000 square miles for 3 million dollars. It was less than 3 pennies per acre, but more land meant more problems. Such as deciding if the new land would have slaves. -
Wilmot Proviso
David Wilmot gave the 'Wilmot Proviso' The proviso was made to ban slavery in all the new states the U.S had received after the mexican war. -
The end of the Mexican War
When the Mexican war ended America gave up all the western land. The land that they received would soon be turned into states. The problem was which states would be free and which ones would be slave states. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was thought up by Henry Clay in order to keep the peace in his country. The compromise made the fugitive slave act stronger, and aided California in its longing to become a state. It provided organization of the southwest territory. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, it was to show how cruel slaves were being treated in the south. The book affected how the Northerners looked at slavery. President Lincoln believed it was why the war broke out. -
Abraham Lincoln
When Abraham Lincoln was chosen for president the south were the first to react. Soon after he was elected the civil war started. It would be difficult for the president to deal with the split of his country.
