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Slavery was the main reason for the Civil war because it caused division between the north and south.

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A Short History of Slavery | 5 Minute Video

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, and he fought for the abolition of slavery.

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History Gone Wilder | Have History Will Travel

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This was the idea that political power belongs to the people, and they should get to decide on whether they should have slavery.

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Popular Sovereignty (Explained in 3 Minutes)

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Sectionalism is favoring the interests of one section or region over the interests of

the entire country.

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In response, antislavery northerners formed a new party, the Free-

Soil Party, which supported the Wilmot Proviso.

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The Wilmot Proviso is a document stating that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of

the territory.”

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With the Compromise of 1850, California was able to enter the Union as a free state.

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This is a law that states that slaves that ran away in the past can be captured again and returned to their slave owners.

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Anthony was a fugitive slave from Virginia, and he was arrested in Boston.

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This was an antislavery novel that spoke out powerfully against slavery.

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Stowe was the daughter of Connecticut minister Lyman Beecher, and she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Was a little-known politician from New-Hampshire. Pierce promised to

honor the Compromise of 1850 and the

Fugitive Slave Act.

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A plan that would divide the remainder of the

Louisiana Purchase into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska—and

allow the people in each territory to decide on the question of slavery.