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The convention then adjourned by Charleston to draft a ordinance of secession. Was adopted in December of 1860. South Carolina became the first slave state in the South.

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Anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852.

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Passed by the US in September of 1850. Part of the compromise of 1850, between slave holding interests and free soilers.

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American presidential election help in November of 1860 . Republican Abe Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat Stephan A. Douglas and John Bell.

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Raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown who took over a US arsenal.

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Political power that belongs to the people who should decide on banning or allowing slavery.

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What is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY? What does POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY mean?

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What is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY? What does POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY mean? POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY meaning - POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY definition -POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY explanation. Source: Wikipedia.org article, adapted under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ license. Popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people's rule is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.

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An agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

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Series of 7 debates between Abe Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.

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Amended the slave trade in Washington, DC

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Slave in Missouri from 1833 to 1843. Resided in Illinois and in the Louisiana territory.

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Dred Scott portrait by Louis Schultze 1887-8x6

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May 24th 1856, killed 5 pro - slavery men.

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It allowed people in the territory to decide whether or not they want slaves.

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Sound Smart: The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 | History

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American statesman politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th president from 1861 to 1865.

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American politician and lawyer from Illinois.