Who
Abraham Lincoln
Republican-wanted no slavery.Won the election of 1860.Southerners were outraged he won without a single southern vote.They no longer believed they were being represented in the national government.Southern states started seceding(leaving)the union
Eli Whitney
Invented the cotton gin.
John Brown
In Harper's Ferry , Virginia , he and 21 men sought to capture weapons and inspire slaves to revolt.No one joined them and the raid was unsuccesful.He was tired and hung for murder and treason(going against your own country)
Fugitive slave act
Required citizens to catch runaway slaves.Citizens who were found helping a fugitive (run away) slave could be fined and imprisoned
Harper's Ferry Virginia
John Brown and 21 men sought to capture weapons and inspire slaves to revolt
Stephen Douglas
Drafted Kansas Nebrask act.He also ran in the election of 1860 and lost.He was a northern democrat who believed in popular sovereignty.
Missouri Compromise
Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.Also slavery was allowed below the 36th parallel and free states were allowed above the 36th parallel
Populat sovereignty
Voters in a territory choose weather they are a free state or slave state
Personal Liberty laws
These laws stopped the fugitive slave act in the North by allowing states to arrest slave catchers for kidnapping runaway slaves
South Carolina
First state to secede
John Brown
Was a New York abolitionist.He believed the only way to end slavery was through violence
Kansas Nebraska Act
Allowed for possible slavery inn Kansas and Nebraska by allowing popular sovereignty(Voters in the area choose whether they are a free or slave state).
Wilmot Proviso
Attempted to ban slavery in any territory won from Mexico in the Mexican-American war.The legislation NEVER passed.
1860
Lincoln Elected
Secede
To seperate/break away
Harriet Tubman
Abolitionist who played an important role in the underground railroad
Bleeding Kansas
Border Ruffians (pro-slave) and Northern abolitionists rushed into Kansas.Border Ruffians raided Lawrence , Kansas causing violence to erupt.John Brown , an abolitionist , carried out the violent execution of 5 pro slave men. Abolitionists and Americans were shocked by the violence.Americans believe that popular sovereignty does NOT work.
Free soil party
Supported Wilmot Proviso and wanted to end slavery in western territories
1854
Republican Party Born
Dred Scott
Was a slave who lived in free territory and sued his own freedom.The supreme court decided:
-He was NOT a citizen but property and could not legally sue
-The Missouri Compromise was no longer valid-Congress could NOT stop slavery in new territories
Northerners were shocked.They believed slavery was only in the south and could be contained there.After the supreme court decision, Northerners realized they needed to act now to stop slavery.
Republican Party
Strong anti-slavery platform/party.
Compromise of 1850
Consists of:
-California enters the union as a free state
-New Mexico and Utah-popular sovereignty(Voters in the territory decide if it is free or not) decides
-The slave trade ends in DC
-Stricter Fugitive Slave Laws
Underground railroad
A network of secret routes and safe houses used to help slaves escape North