Unit 2 dates Flashcards
1811
Steamboat
1820
Missouri compromise -passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Furthermore, with the exception of Missouri, this law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude line.
1831
William Lloyd Liberator anti slavery newspaper. Nat turner slave revolt killing masters south feared more rebellion
1836-1844
Gag rule- congress wont talk about slavery. JQA overthrew gag rule and succesfully rescues 54 slaves (amistad) going to cuba
1845
Fred douglas writes narrative of fredrick douglass an anti slavery novel
Potato famine brings irish immigrants to US
1850
Compromise of 1850 5 bills
Cali free state, fugitive slave act, borders of texas, popular sovereignty is utah and new mexico, slave trade banned in wash d.c.
1851-1852
Aint I a Woman by sojourner truth- woman abolitionist
Harriet Beeher stowe uncle tom’s cabin abe lincon “made this great war”
1853
Gadsen purchase treaty with mexico to buy land for railroad.
Twelve Years a Slave
1854-56
Republican’s victorious lost
kansas nebraksa act- popular sovereignty
1859
Harper’s Ferry- John brown raids it. Successfully sparked slave revolts
dec 1860
Abe lincoln
South Carolina secedes from union
july 1861
Lincoln chooses McClellan to lead union army. Union army lose the battle of bull run and couldnt capture richmond
sept 1862
Battle of antietem bloodiest day of civil war. Union won turning point of the war bc it stopped foreign aid ex from brits
jan 1863
Emancipation proclamation- Abe lincoln freed slaves… Slaves fight with union
july 1863
battle of gettysburg- after union win confed just defense lead by lee
New York Draft Riots
