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The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were enacted, letting Black citizens have rights, however, the mindsets of people during the Reconstruction period were harder to change and accept.

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The 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in all states, including states like Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia and Maryland.

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The Civil War was so big that the states agreed to let African Americans fight in it for their freedom, even though this was not Lincoln's first intention.

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John Brown and his crew of abolitionists raided Harper's Ferry, Virginia, which lead to him being seen as a hero in Northern States.

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The Kansas Nebraska Act made states battle to determine if they joined as a free or slave state.

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The ways abolitionists fought against slavery made a great impact on states like Pennsylvania, escpecially with the success of the underground railroad.

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The Missouri Compromise made Missouri a slave sate which added to the preset limitations black people had to escape for freedom.

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Slave owners on Southern plantations abused, sold, and manipulated slaves to to show dominance and contro/ownership of the Africans to prevent a rebellion/revolt.

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Slavery increased rapidly in Southern States because the Cotton Gin made harvesting cotton easier, making it more profitable.

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Africans were used as slaves for cheaper forms of labor in Southern plantations.

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The slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831 was used as an example for slave owners to justify their negative and brutal actions toward enslaved Africans.