Bookmarks by Brayden Hunt

Election of 1860

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:13:23 UTC

this was a very big election because if Lincon didn't win slavory would move up north but if he did win slavery would be abolished

John Brown's Raid 1859

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:14:52 UTC

john Brown, a staunch abolitionist, left the farmhouse with some of the people who supported him. On October 17 they made it to the town and captured people from the federal army and arsenal

Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:16:29 UTC

Lincoln was accused of being an abolitionist after that Lincoln accused Duglas of trying to nationalise slavery

Bleeding Kansas 1855 1859

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:17:27 UTC

Bleeding Kansas was a series of events that were caused by the voting laws for slavery the fighting was so bad it was considered a violent guerrilla war

Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:19:21 UTC

this was a law for people to vote for or against slavery and that would decide whether that was a free or slave state this caused people to panic because this could define the future for slavery

Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:20:44 UTC

Underground Railroad 1810

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:21:36 UTC

People from the north came down south to help free slaves and bring them back up north to free states

Caning of Charles Sumner 1856

bhunt45 — 2024-09-17 17:25:04 UTC

this event was caused by a speech about slavery after the speech there was a argument where the next day it escalated to a man running up and hitting sumner in the head with a cane