https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg By: Gloria Schindler 2nd Hour U.S. History en-us 2023-04-24 14:05:07 UTC 2026-02-17 21:26:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f2.png schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2565789909 In 1854 Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This opened all new territories to slavery.]]> 2023-04-24 14:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2565789909 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2565847741 This confirmed the legality of slavery in the territories. This was all after the Supreme Court's ruling.]]> 2023-04-24 14:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2565847741 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2565866280 Senator Henry Clay made this so both sides after the Missouri crisis were given what they wanted. This allowed the Mexican Cession be federal land, Texas would give up Rio Grande, slave trade would end in the nations capital, and a more effective fugitive slave law would be passed.]]> 2023-04-24 15:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2565866280 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567337687 This made it a crime to help any runaway slaves. It also allowed officials to arrest slaves in the free areas.]]> 2023-04-25 14:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567337687 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567345656 When the election was going on for a Democratic president, delegates became frustrated and turned to Franklin Pierce. He then promised that he would honor the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act.]]> 2023-04-25 14:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567345656 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567349474 In the 1850's, Kansas had 2 opposing governments, and the population was angry. Settlers thought making homesteads in Kansas would bring peace, but the controversy of slavery started to affect everyone.]]> 2023-04-25 14:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567349474 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567355581 John Brown had been determined to "fight fire with fire" and to "strike terror in the hearts of pro-slavery people." The night of May 24, 1856, John Brown and his men killed 5 pro-slavery men along the Pottawatomie river. ]]> 2023-04-25 14:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567355581 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567369927 In 1858 Illinois Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln for the U.S. Senate. The opponent was Democratic Stephen Douglas, who represented Illinois since 1847. Lincoln challenged Douglas and that's what made the Lincoln-Douglas debates. ]]> 2023-04-25 14:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567369927 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567373492 In 1858 John Brown wanted to attack the federal arsenal in Virginia and seize weapons. His plan involved arming local slaves, and to kill or take hostage white southerners who tried to stop him.]]> 2023-04-25 14:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567373492 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567381235 The northern and southern Democrats couldn't agree on a candidate, the north wanted Senator Stephen Douglas, but the south wanted the current vice president John C. Breckinridge. In the end, Abraham Lincoln won.]]> 2023-04-25 14:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567381235 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567385602 Slavery was highly controversial throughout America, but still highly supported in the south. Slavery caused many deaths and people getting separated from their families.]]> 2023-04-25 14:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567385602 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567393080 In the mid-1800s, the northern states moved away from farming to industry. The southern states, however, maintained the farming economy that was highly based on slave labor.]]> 2023-04-25 14:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567393080 schinglo https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567396553 As the U.S. expanded westward, every new state shifted the power if the North and the South. The south feared they would lose power and their rights, making a battleground between the 2 sides.]]> 2023-04-25 15:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/schinglo/z4syg7cyzw53ygyg/wish/2567396553