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Date-1820-1854

Description-They drew a line across the nation and everything north of line was a free state and everything south of the line was a slave state. Missouri became a slave state and they were 50/50 with equal power.

Cause- to prevent slave states from having more power

Effect- created the state of main and made it free

Perspective- it mostly affected the slaves in both the south and the north

Connection- The Kansas-nebraska act outlawed the compromise 34 years later

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Date- May 30, 1854

Description- it allowed settlers in the area to use popular sovereignty to decide if slavery should be allowed within their borders

Cause-Organize territories for settlement

effect- it led to the "bleeding Kansas"

Perspective- Pro-slavery people thought that it validated their expansion of slavery into new areas

connection- this was the start of the reason of the Pottawatomie massacre that happened 2 years later

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Date-May 24th-25th, 1856

Description- John Brown and his followers killed 5 pro-slavery settlers in Kansas because of tension built up from the kansas-nebraska act and the struggle to choose if Kansas was gonna be a free or slave state

Cause-They were retaliating from the sacking of Lawrence

Effect-The violence continued further into the region and continued a chaotic period for kansas

Perspective-Pro-slavery settlers thought the it was unnecessary while anti-slavery settlers thought it was necessary for all the enslavement they went through

connection-It was a result of the failure of the Missouri compromise

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Date-October 16th-18th, 1859

Description-John brown gathered up a slave army to try and steal the U.S arsenal

Cause-Brown thought violence would end slavery

Effect-It increased the tension between the north and south

Perspective-People in the south thought brown was a threat while people in the north thought he was the cause of freedom

connection- John Brown was the lead of both the Pottawatomie massacre and the raid on harpers ferry

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Date- January 1st, 1863

Description- It was an executive order from Abraham Lincoln. It declared slaves in confederate states were free

Cause- Lincoln wanted to weaken confederacys army

Effect- It allowed African Americans to enlist in the union army

Perspective-enslaved people were happy they were granted freedom. confederate states labor force was weakened.

connection- This was a set up for the 13th amendment

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Date-July 1st-3rd, 1863

Description- It was a battle during the American civil war. It was a battle between the union and confederates. it started because confederate general Robert Lee's army engaged with the union

Cause-Robert Lee invaded the North

Effect-It boosted northern morale and it was the beginning of the decline in confederates fate

Perspective-It solidified the unions commitment to the nation and it hurt the ego of the confederates because they hoped to win the war

connection-The union winning the war set the path to the 13th amendment because they wanted freedom for all

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Date-March 3rd, 1865

Description- congress wanted to aid freedom slaves and poor white in the south after the civil war was over

Cause-The civil war left many people in terrible conditions

Effect-It played a part in establishing schools and gave educational opportunities to African Americans

Perspective- It improved former slaves and poor whites way of life in the south.

connection- Its connected to the 13th amendment because they both were a part of the efforts to integrate formerly enslaved people into society

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Date-December 6th, 1865

Description- The 13th amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment. it was a big step forward for civil rights

Cause- it was a result of the civil war

Effect- it released about 4 million slaves and it changed the social and economic environment

Perspective-it gave freedom to slaves and gave them their right and opportunities they couldn't have while enslaved

connection- this is connected to the emancipation proclamation when Lincoln declared freedom to the slaves in confederate states