https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf This project summarizes the events that take place in the United States from 1820-1860. While you read, you will notice that these events are actually the ones that lead up to/cause the Civil War. These events convey lots of dispute and disagreement among the North and South. Most arguments are centered around slavery. The North consists of abolitionists and those who don't believe in slavery. The South consists of slaveholders and those who wish for slaves. en-us 2018-04-04 20:32:54 UTC 2026-02-23 01:49:56 UTC hello@padlet.com madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/248680852 The Missouri Compromise of 1820  was an agreement made by the Congress under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state. This compromise was made for the sole purpose of saving the Union from breaking apart.
Source: http://www.compromise-of-1850.org/missouri-compromise-1820/]]> 2018-04-04 20:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/248680852 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/248687838 Unfortunately, the Missouri Compromise did not keep people harmonious. During the year of 1830, abolitionists began to flood the Congress with several antislavery petitions. Congress later voted to table/postpone all antislavery petitions until they could come up with a solution that would satisfy both sides.
Source: https://hsmcpa.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/blog311.jpg]]> 2018-04-04 21:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/248687838 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253240606 Slaves continued to escape to the North despite the fact that most revolts had stopped. Many were helped by Northerners who couldn't bear to see them suffer.
Source: http://housemold.biz/house-pictures/Slave-safe-houses-pictures.html]]> 2018-04-19 00:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253240606 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253242257 In 1846, David Willmot proposed the Willmot Proviso. The Willmot Proviso stated that all the land acquired from the Mexican-American War would prohibit slavery. This document passed House, but was rejected by Senate.
Source: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/polk/aa_polk_wilmot_1_e.jpg]]> 2018-04-19 00:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253242257 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253244627 California applied to the Union as a free state in late 1849. Northerners were overjoyed by this news while Southerners shook their heads in disapproval.  Congress was torn, and once again, deadlocked to think over their decision.
Source: http://sweetclipart.com/multisite/sweetclipart/files/california.png ]]> 2018-04-19 01:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253244627 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253247996 The Compromise of 1850,  authored by Henry Clay, was able to make everyone pleased. The Compromise admitted California as a free state, allowed New Mexico and Utah Territory to decide if they would permit slavery,  outlawed slave trade in D.C.,  and ensured a strong fugitive law. It took 9 months and the support of Senator Daniel Webster, but in the end, the proposal was accepted.
 Source: http://sectionalismtosecession.weebly.com/compromise-of-1850.html]]> 2018-04-19 01:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253247996 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253264828 The Fugitive Slave Act stated that all runaway slaves who were caught would be arrested and anyone who assisted fugitives or refused to help catch them would be jailed. Northerners did not want to enforce the act while Southerners felt the act did not enforce enough. It seemed that the Congress had passed another act that people were bothered by.
Source: http://usslave.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-fugitive-slave-law-1860.html]]> 2018-04-19 03:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253264828 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253673177 In 1854, the Nebraska-Kansas Act was passed. This act created two new territories, Nebraska and Kansas. It also got rid of the Missouri Compromise and let the two states (MO, ME) vote on slavery. Northerners were disappointed by the Congress, believing the act would only benefit those who were for slavery.
Source: http://aventalearning.com/content168staging/2008amhista/unit5/html/section_3_page_4.html

]]> 2018-04-20 01:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253673177 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253675566 Once the act was passed, settlers rushed to Kansas. All was calm until May 21, 1854,  when a few proslavery settlers invaded Lawrence, Kansas (where the antislavery government lied). The settlers burned a hotel, threw abolitonists' printing presses into the river, and looted homes.
Source: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1863/september/quantrills-lawrence-kansas-raid.htm

]]> 2018-04-20 01:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253675566 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253677694 Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was attacked by South Carolina representative,  Preston Brooks, for voicing his opinion on other senators plotting to make Kansas a slave state. This fight and the reactions to it showed how split the country had become.
Source: https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/sumner-attacked-in-u-s-senate.html]]> 2018-04-20 02:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253677694 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253678761 The Dred-Scott Decision was a decision made by the Supreme Court that expressed that African Americans would never be considered citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was wrongful. For slaveholders, this decision was great as it hinted towards the end of the slavery debate, in their favor. However, others thought it to be cruel and unjust.
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html]]> 2018-04-20 02:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253678761 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253680485 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were a series of arguments between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas on the topic of slavery. Lincoln thought the issue of slavery was moral and Douglas said it could be easily solved by making half the states free, half the states slaved. Both ran for Illinois Senator and because of Douglas' strong debate points, he won.
Source: http://www.abraham-lincoln-history.org/lincoln-douglas-debates-7th-debate-alton-rejoinder/]]> 2018-04-20 02:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253680485 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253682772 John Brown's Raid occurred in 1859. During this raid, Brown seized the federal arsenal and armed slaves with weapons. John's plan did not go as arranged; and all of Brown's men (and Brown) were killed/captured.
Source: https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry.htm

]]> 2018-04-20 02:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253682772 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253684308 In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. Lincoln's election meant that the South would now be minority.
Source: http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/abraham-lincoln-1860-autobiography.html

]]> 2018-04-20 02:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253684308 madeleinemoon https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253686670 The South was done with the United States and felt the need to break away, so one-by-one, they did just that. A month after the secession, South Carolina opened fire on Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War.
Source: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/union-dissolved-1860]]> 2018-04-20 03:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleinemoon/1wp9mxlap1pf/wish/253686670