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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Conflict Compromise 1850 Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti slavery book by American author Harriet Stowe. This novel, which was a best seller at the time, had a huge impact on the way that northerners viewed slavery. It helped further the cause of abolition. The Compromise of 1850 was a package of 5 separate bills passed by the U.S Congress in Sept. 1850, which defused a four year political confrontationbetween slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican- American war.It showed a spirit of Compromise because it quieted the controversy between Southerners and Northerners overthe expansion of slavery and delayed civil war for another decade. Events Leading to the Civil War The Kansas- Nebraska Act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska opening new lands for settlements, and had the effect of repealing theMissouri Compromise of 1820. The purpose of this actwas to open up thousands of farms and make a railroad. The result was that pro and anti slavery elements flooded into Kansas with the goal of voting slavery up or down which led to Bleeding Kansas. Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent confrontations in the U.S involving anti slavery freestates and pro slavery "Border Ruffian" between 1854 and 1861. It was a proxy was between anti slavery and pro slavery focus from the south over the issue of slavery in the U.S. Its violence indicated the compromise was unlikely. 1850: The Compromise of 1850 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin 1854: Kansas Nebraska Act 1854: Bleeding Kansas 1860: Election of 1860 The Election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. The United States had been divided during the 1850s on questions surrounding the expansion of slavery and the rights of slave owners. It was a conflict because the democratic party was split into two factions over the slavery platform. 1860: South Carolina secedes On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first Southern state to declare its seccession and later formed the Confederacy. This showed a spirit of compromise because after they seceded from the Union, six moreSouthern states pulled out. Together they formedthe Confedearte States of America. 1857: Dred Scott Decision Dredd Scott was a slave who lived inMissouri. Him and his owner, Sanford, goes to Wisconsin for a long time since were jobs. Also they go to Michigan. Scotttries to sue Sanford because he believe he shouldbe free since he went to free states. TheSupreme Court of the U.S ruled that slaves are property, not citizens, therefore, Scott was notentitled to use the courts. 1859: John Brown's raid On October 16, 1859, John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His plan was to instigate a major slave rebellion in the South. He collected weapons and his “army,”and attacked and occupied the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry. Quickly surrounded by militia commanded by Col. Lee, Brown’s position was overrun, ten of his followers were killed, and Brown himself was wounded and captured. This electrified the North and outraged the white South. 1861
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