All runaway slaves can now be captured and returned to their ownersAny potential runaway slaves must be reportedimmediatelyAiding a runaway slave, can result in fines and prison time
Fugitive Slave Law
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Have you ever read this book?
It's called Uncle Tom's Cabin. Slavery is a lot worse than I thought. We should do more to stop it!
No
Wow! I should read it!
Compromise of 1850:Let California join America as a free state and allowed popular sovereignty in both New Mexico and Utah.Popular Sovereignty:Lets the people who live in an area vote on slavery.
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854/Bleeding Kansas of 1856
Free State
I can have slaves if I want to!
Slavery!
No Slavery!
Made it a illegal for people in the north to help fugitive slaves and forced northern people to locate and report fugitives.
Dred Scott Decision of 1857
In the Supreme Court...
A famous book, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, that was read by most of the Northern people and encouraged them to help end slavery.
Lincoln - Douglas Debates of 1858
Slavery is Bad!
Popular Sovereignty! The people should decide!
Bleeding Kansas: An aggresive result of people moving into Kansas and having different beliefs on slavery.Kansas/Nebraska Act of 1856:Allowed Kansas and Nevraska to use popular sovereignty instead of the Missouri Compromise.
A decision made by the Surpreme that decided that all slaves/former slaves could not become a citizen, and that state governments could not deal with slavery in all places.
No slaves can every be a citizen! No federal governments can ban slavery anywhere!
A string of debates between the senate candidates, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, over many issues in America, mostly slavery.
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