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March 3, 1820
This act made Missouri a slave state and at the same time made Maine a free state to not upset the balance of slave/free states in the United States.
It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.

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August 21 to 22
This took place in Southampton County, Virginia
Nat Turner and his allies killed 55 white men, women, and children
30 slaves and one free Black man who were involved were condemned to death
Turner himself evaded manhunt for moths, but was eventually captured and killed

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He was born on February 12, 1809
He was assassinated on April 15, 1865
He was elected the 16th President of the US
He worked hard to equalize rights of slaves, that is one of his most prevalent accomplishments

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Harriet Tubman was born in March of 1822 and lived until March 10, 1913
She escaped slavery in 1849 then went back to save people for 11 years until 1860
She saved people via the Underground railroad, was a “conductor”
She went on 13 missions to save about 70 slaves

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These were a series of secret routes that were run by free slaves and abolitionists who supported freedom of African-Americans
Most routes led to free states, Canada, Mexico, and even certain islands in the Caribbean where slavery had not yet permeated
By 1850, estimated 100,000 slaves had escaped
It was in use between 1800 and 1865

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Passed of January 29, 1850
California had requested to become a free state, and when this was granted, many other states were upset because the balance between free and enslaved states was gone
Many state and territory lines were redrawn, including those of Texas
The Fugitive Slave Act was amended with some minor changes that had big repercussions

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This law was passed on September 18, 1850
An earlier 1793 act said that all slaves must be returned to their owners, but the state did not have to help them
In 1850, it was amended so that state officers would be penalized if they did not aid in the catching of slaves

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Harper’s Ferry Raid took place on October 16-18, 1859 in what is now West Virginia
John Brown, a staunch abolitionist, planned to take the town, armory and federal reserves
They also captured prominent citizens
His raiders were held down down by militia and General Robert E. Lee, his men were killed and he was convicted of treason and hanged

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Passed on January 1, 1863
Abraham Lincoln used his presidential power to pass this law
It basically changed the legal status of 3.5 million enslaved African Americans, but only the legal status, so slavery was legally over, but it needed to be finalized and enforced
This set the stage for Black Lives Matter movements and had far more benefits than just ending slavery, it gave rights to African Americans that are still valued and useful today

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On January 31, 1865, slavery and involuntary servitude were abolished for good
Many thought and still think that the Emancipation Proclamation did this, but the 13th Amendment was the true end of slavery
However, slavery was still legal as a punishment for a crime
This amendment further expanded the rights of now free African Americans, amplifying the power of the Emancipation Proclamation in that aspect

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My Compare and Contrast topics are the Nat Turner Revolt and the Harpers Ferry Raid. One difference between the two events is that in Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 55 people were killed, but in the Harpers Ferry Raid, no one was killed as a result of the attack. A similarity of the two were that all attackers and leaders of the revolts and raids were captured and killed. A difference of the two events was that the Harpers Ferry Raid was led by a white abolitionist, whereas the Nat Turner Revolt was led by an African-American slave, Nat Turner. A final similarity of the two events is that they both took place in Virginia, a slave state who had an infamous history with slave rebellions.