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nat turners rebellion - 1831

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:45:21 UTC

Nat Turner's rebellion was a slave rebellion in Southampton county, Virginia. Nat Turner led almost 50 people, killing 60 people, most of them who were women and children.

mexican war - 1846

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:45:37 UTC

The Mexican War was fought between the US and Mexico over territory. It lasted only 2 years and the US won the war and got the territory (Texas).

fugitive state law - 1850

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:45:50 UTC

The fugitive state law was a law passed by congress, it was passed to search for slaves who had escaped into another state and to return them.

uncle Tom's cabin - 1852

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:46:01 UTC

Uncle Tom's cabin is an anti slavery novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel is about the struggles of a slave named Tom with his slave masters. Obviously in the time it was published it raised many controversies.

Kansas Nebraska act - 1854

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:46:13 UTC

The Kansas-Nebraska act was a law that was passed that repealed the Missouri Compromise. It created two new territories and was the reason for "bleeding Kansas", it also made it so that popular sovereignty was allowed.

caning of Charles sumner - 1856

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:46:32 UTC

The caning of Charles Sumner was when a member of the House of Representatives brutally beat Charles Sumner until he was unconscious in the Senate Chamber.

Lincoln Douglas debates - 1858

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:47:02 UTC

The Lincoln Douglas debates were a series of seven total debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglas, both running for president. They mostly consisted of Douglas accusing Lincoln of being an abolitionist and Lincoln accusing Douglas of wanting to make every state a slave state.

dred Scott case - 1857

oliviagauthier1 — 2024-09-19 16:47:15 UTC

The Dred Scott case was a case in court for a man that was a slave in a free state. The court case went on for a long time before Dred Scott became free.