1) The document provides a timeline of key events related to slavery and the build up to the American Civil War from 1820 to 1860.
2) It describes several compromises attempted to regulate the spread of slavery to new states and territories, the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin which increased anti-slavery sentiment, the founding of the Republican Party opposing the spread of slavery, and violent conflicts in Kansas over the issue.
3) Key events also included the Dred Scott decision finding slaves were property without rights, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and several southern states beginning to secede after Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 on an anti-slavery platform.
1) The document provides a timeline of key events related to slavery and the build up to the American Civil War from 1820 to 1860.
2) It describes several compromises attempted to regulate the spread of slavery to new states and territories, the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin which increased anti-slavery sentiment, the founding of the Republican Party opposing the spread of slavery, and violent conflicts in Kansas over the issue.
3) Key events also included the Dred Scott decision finding slaves were property without rights, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and several southern states beginning to secede after Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 on an anti-slavery platform.
1) The document provides a timeline of key events related to slavery and the build up to the American Civil War from 1820 to 1860.
2) It describes several compromises attempted to regulate the spread of slavery to new states and territories, the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin which increased anti-slavery sentiment, the founding of the Republican Party opposing the spread of slavery, and violent conflicts in Kansas over the issue.
3) Key events also included the Dred Scott decision finding slaves were property without rights, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and several southern states beginning to secede after Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 on an anti-slavery platform.
Missouris request to become a slave state. Because Missouri would become a slave state, it 1852: Uncle Toms Cabin was decided Maine would be made a free state. Written by female abolitionist Harriet Beecher The compromise also had territories above latitude Stowe, this best-seller depicted slavery as it 3630N to the Louisiana Purchase be made free. often is, inhumane and cruel. If the North were not aware of the conditions of slavery in the South, they were now. The South, especially 1825 slaveholders, strongly opposed Stowes researched work.
1854: The Republican Party
The Republican Party consisted of antislavery Whigs, Democrats against slavery, and 1850: Compromise of 1850 Free-Soilers. The Republicans sent candidates 1830 The Compromise of 1850 included five bills passed by to challenge the pro-slavery groups. Their main the United States, reducing sectional conflict. The five message was to have slavery in new territories bills: 1) Texas surrenders its border claim to New banned by the government. Mexico, as well as that of north of the Missouri Compromise Line, 2) California is considered a free state within its boundaries, 3) the Utah and New Mexico Territories were allowed under popular sovereignty to 1856: Bleeding Kansas decide whether slavery would be allowed, 4) the slave After the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas trade would be banned in the District of Columbia, and attracted many pro- and anti-slavery supporters 1835 5) the Fugitive Slave Law would be enacted. for settling slavery by popular sovereignty. Abolitionist John Brown and four of his sons killed 5 pro-slavery Kansans along Pottawatomie Creek. Heralded by the North May 1854: The Kansas-Nebraska Act and loathed by the South, Browns actions Proposed by Stephen Douglas, this act only added fuel to the growing strife between completely abolished the 1820 Missouri the two. Compromise. The territories of Kansas and 1840 Nebraska would be permitted to settle the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty. Needless to say, the North protested and the South were successful in their support.
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1857: Dred Scott Decision
The Supreme Court decision revolved around 1859: Harpers Ferry Dred Scott, a slave. After his master died, he White abolitionist John Brown, perpetrator tried to achieve freedom, since he had lived in of Bleeding Kansas, attempted to initiate free states for some time. In the end, slaves an armed slave insurgence by taking over a were determined as property. This resulted in United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Dred Scott remaining a slave because property 1850 Virginia. Browns party of 22 was defeated could not be taken away without due process by a group of U.S. Marines (led by Robert E. of law. The South viewed this decision in Lee). 1852 support of their cause while the Northern tension grew. 1860: Election of Abraham Lincoln Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln won 1860: South Carolina Secession the presidency with little less than 40% of the South Carolina was the first state to secede 1854 popular vote. Many of the Southern states did from the Union. Abraham Lincoln supported not include him on the ballot (such was his 1855 equality, civil rights for African Americans, illegitimacy), and this bitter disregard stewed and the abolition of slavery. South Carolina, 1856 when they realized they had been out-voted by being a Confederate state, opposed Lincolns the North. Lincoln desired slavery to be 1857 views and felt threatened by the Republican, abolished in the territories but remain in prompting their secession. existence in areas of practice.