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Place- United States

People involved and their role- William Lloyd Garrison started the American Anti-Slavery Society and his newspaper The Liberator played a significant role in the movement.

Frederick Douglas and Lucy Stone gave speeches to spread the Abolitionists ideas.

Writers like John Greenleaf Whittier and Harriet Beecher Stowe also helped spread the word.

What Happened- Abolitionists wanted to free slaves and end segregation.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- The clashing of ideologies caused a divide between North and South.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- This movement show the South that they might be better off without the North and their ideas.

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Place- Washington, DC

People involved and their role- Abraham Lincoln defeated John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, and John Bell.

What Happened- Abraham Lincoln was voting into his second term of presidency. However he didn’t have any southern votes and the southern states began to secede.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This election showed the South how little voice they had with increased the divide between them.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- Since Lincoln won with no votes from the South this showed to South that they had no voice which caused them to start

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Place- Harpers Ferry, Virginia

People involved and their role-  John Brown was the leader of the raid.

Robert E. Lee led the marines in stopping to revolt.

What Happened- This was an effort by John Brown to start an armed slave revolt by taking over the US arsenal in Harpers Ferry. He and 22 others were easily defeated by the US marines and John Brown was hung for treason.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This increased the South's distrust of Northern abolitionists which increased their division.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- The distrust of the North increase the South wanting to secede.

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Place- US Supreme Court

People involved and their role- Dred Scott sued for his freedom which was denied to his.

Judge Taney was the Supreme Court Judge who said that African Americans free or slave aren’t citizens and never could be.

What Happened- Dred Scott was a Missouri slave but lived with his master, after his master died, he sued his wife for freedom saying that he was on free soil. She then moved ownership to her brother in law and the case moved to the Supreme Court. There Judge Taney decided that he was not to gain freedom because he was not a citizen.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This cause the North to be angry because Taney's ruling went against everything they stood for and legitimized the South's right to slaves causing more of a divide.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- This showed the south that their reasoning for wanting to be their own nation is legitimate.

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Place- Congress

People involved and their role- this bill was proposed by Stephan A. Douglas.

John Brown was the leader of the Bleeding Kansas massacre.

What Happened- The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to have popular Sovereignty over slavery in their territory. This acted repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which had prohibited slavery north of the 30° 36’ line.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This increased the tensions between the pro and anti slavery movements caused Bleeding Kansas.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- After Bleeding Kansas the South thought that it wasn’t safe to be a part of the US as slaveholders.

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Place- It was drafted in Ostend Belgium.

People involved and their role- It was written by James Buchanan, John Y. Mason, and Pierre Soulé.

What Happened- It was a document that explained why the US was purchasing Cuba from Spain and that if they refused that should declare war. The Manifesto was declared unconstitutional because of the Fugitive Slave Law so Cuba didn't become a US territory.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This showed the north how much power the south had and caused the free-soilers to denounce the document which caused tensions to rise.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- With all the backlash of this document the south continued to wonder why they were still in the Union.

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Place- United States Congress

People involved and their role- Henry Clay wrote the Compromise of 1850.

Webster and Douglas supported the bill.

The bill was passed under Fillmore.

What Happened- To please both sides to the slavery argument and to prevent succession the Compromise of 1850 was passed which stated that California would be accepted as a free state, Utah and Mexico would be accepted and had popular sovereignty, the slave trade was abolished in DC, and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This increased sectionalism between the North and South.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- This increase the states that had slavery so the South would have more supporter if they succeeded.

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Place- Mexico, Texas, and California

People involved and their role- James k. Plok orders troops to the border to protect the US from invasion and to seize California ports.

Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

Kearney goes to California after capturing Santa Fe and tried to declare California an independent nation.

What Happened- The US and Mexico went to war over the disputed land between Mexico and Texas. The war ends with the Treaty of Mexico which gives the US New Mexico and California and sets the border at the Rio Grande in exchange for 15 million USD.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This increased controversy over admitting states a free or slave states causing tensions to rise.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- This increase questions of succession in the south over the difficulties of keeping and spreading slavery.

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Place- United States Congress

People involved and their role- David Wilmot put forth the Wilmot Proviso.

President Polk requested 2 million dollars from congress to keep the peace and establish a border.

What Happened- This was an unsuccessful proposal to ban slavery in the territory acquired from the Mexican American War by David Wilmot.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This caused the continuance of the argument of establishing states as slave or free states.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- The constant opposition to slavery is making the south consider seceding.

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Place- Texas

People involved and their role- Sam Houston was the commander of the Texas army.

Stephen Austin encouraged people to move to Texas.

What Happened- Slavery was illegal in Texas but Americans and and Mexicans who lived in Texas wanted slaves and decided to break away from Mexico. Texas wins its Independence from Mexico after a series of battles.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- Admitting Texas would create an unequal balance between the Northern non slave states and the South slave states.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- This showed the South that fighting for independence and slavery is possible.

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Place- South Carolina

People involved and their role- President Jackson wanted to enforce the tariffs and used the force bill against SC

John C. Calhoun worked with SC to nullify the tariffs and fight to protect their economy.

Henry Clay worked with Calhoun to get the Senate to pass the Compromise Tariff.

What Happened- The federal government passed a set of protective tariffs on foreign goods, this was bad for the South's economy so the South declared the tariffs unconstitutional and refused to pay them. President Jackson was furious and passed the Force Bill so he could you military force on SC but The Compromise Tariff was passed which ended the dispute by lowering the tariff for the next 10 years.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This increase tension between the North and South because the South were the only ones negatively affected by the tariff.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- Since their own federal government was doing things to hurt them, this would have increase the South wanting to break away and be incharge of their own tariffs.

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Place- Southampton County, Virginia

People involved and their role- Nat Turner organized the rebellion.

What Happened- Nat Turner gathered 70 enslaved and free African Americans and traveled from house to ryone they encountered (55 to 65 people) but was eventually stopped by the local militia and later tried and killed.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- This increase the slave codes to prevent slave uprisings with continued to create a divide between North and South ideals.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- This made the south want to become their own country so slaves didn’t have the hope of been freed.

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Place- Charleston, SC

People involved and their role- Denmark Vesey organized the revolt.

What Happened- Denmark Vesey a former slave was organizing a rebellion to take charleston and kill the white folk, but the rebellion got turned in before it could happen and everyone involved was executed.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- The South saw this as the North trying to attack them through their own slaves so this increased the division between the 2.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- Since the South blamed the North for their slave revolts, this caused them to want to distance themselves from the North and their ideas.

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Place- The Senate and House of Representatives

People involved and their role- Henry Clay got the house to vote for the bill.

What Happened- Missouri wanted to be admitted to the US but there was a controversy over if it should be admitted as a free of slave state. After much back and forth and Maine also wanting to become a state, they passed the Missouri Compromise which said that Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine admitted as free state. It also says that besides Missouri, slavery wouldn't be allowed in any other part of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 30° 36’ line.

How did it lead to division between the north and south- By arguing over the admittance of states as slave or non slave states it created more of a divide between the north and the south.

How did it contribute to southerners wanting to secede- The continuing argument against slavery spreading by the north contributed to the south wanting to secede.