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Unit 05: A Dividing Nation Group #4 Annabelle
Was the Civil War inevitable?
Was the Civil War inevitable?
A Dividing Nation
Northwest Ordinance
1787
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banned slavery north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi
3/5 Compromise
1788
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The Constitution is ratified with the 3/5 compromise regarding slaves
Free States vs. Slave States
1800 - 1810
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Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana enter Union as free states.
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama enter Union as slave states.
#'s of slaves vs. free states
1819
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of free states=11
of slave states=11
Missouri applies for statehood as a slave state.
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Missouri Compromise
1821
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Missouri enters as a slave state; Maine enters as a free state. The law draws a line at latitude 36 30: North of that line slavery was banned.
https://historymartinez.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/missouri-compromise.jpg
The Liberator
1821
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William Lloyd Garrison begins to publish abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator.
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Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass
1845
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Douglass publishes narrative after he escapes from slavery
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Motto_frederick_douglass_2.jpg/150px-Motto_frederick_douglass_2.jpg
US and Mexico Treaty
1848
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US signs treaty with Mexico: acquires Mexican cession territory
California applies for statehood
1849
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California applies for for statehood as a free state.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
1849
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Harriet Tubman escapes slavery with the Underground Railroad
http://www.harriet-tubman.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/What-was-the-Underground-Railroad.jpg
California enters as a free state
1850
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Compromise of 1850
1850
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Henry Clay proposed the Compromise of 1850.
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D.C. slave trade ends
1850
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The slave trade in D.C. is ended.
Fugitive Slave Law
1850
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A new Fugitive Slave law is passed
http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/01/fugitive-slave-act-AB.jpeg
New Territories
1850
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Two new territories, New Mexico and Utah, are open to slavery.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
1852
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Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/UncleTomsCabinCover.jpg/220px-UncleTomsCabinCover.jpg
Kansas Nebraska Act
1854
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Congress passes the Kansas Nebraska Act; the issue of slavery in both states will be decided based on popular sovereignty.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/images/00035329.jpg
Republican's Opposition
1854
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The Republican Party is established to oppose the Kansas Nebraska Act and the Fugitive Slave Law.
"Bloody Kansas"
1856
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“Bloody Kansas”: violence breaks out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas.
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John Brown
1856
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John Brown massacres 5 proslavery men in Pottawatomie, Kansas.
Sen. Charles Sumner
1856
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Senator Charles Sumner is caned in the Senate.
Dred Scott Decision
1857
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The Supreme Court hands down the Dred Scott decision: African-Americans are not citizens; Missouri Compromise line is unconstitutional.
https://dccaptial.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/dreadscott.jpg
John Brown Raid
1859
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John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia; Brown is captured and hung.
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Abraham Lincoln's Election
1860
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In November, Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, wins the election of 1860 with less than 40% of the vote.
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South Carolina Secedes
1860
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In December, South Carolina secedes from the Union.
Confederacy is created
1861
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The Confederate States of America is formed; Jefferson Davis is elected president.
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Inauguration
1861
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In March, President Lincoln is inaugurated.
Start of the War
1861
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On April 12, 1861, Southern forces fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, beginning the Civil War.