- Compromise of 1850
Sep 2011Compromise of 1850
In September, 1850, 5 bills were passed, each addressing slavery. Bill #1: California entered into the union as a free state. Bill #2: New Mexico and Utah give the people popular sovereignty to settle slavery issues. Bill #3: Texas pays Mexico $10 million for taking extra land (present day New Mexico). Bill #4: Slave trade in the District of Columbia is destroyed. Bill #5: Fugitive slave Act is enforced.
- Dipity Timeline Created
Apr 13, 2011 7:54 AM - Gold rush
Jul 1, 1948On januarary of 1948 in california James Marshall lead the gold rush , he found gold then every one wanted gold so thy started digging for gold.
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
May 30, 1854Kansas-Nebraska Act
On May 30, 1854, the US Congress established the Nebraska and Kansas territories. Stephen A. Douglas, chairman of Senate Committee on Territories, proposed to leave the choice of becoming a slave territory to the settlers, this was known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
- Fugitive Slave Act
1850Fugitive Slave Act
This act made it legal to fine any federal official who did not arrest any runaway (fugitive) slave.
- Wilmot Proviso
Aug 8, 1846Following the Mexican-American war new territories from Mexico were wanted by the American government. On August 8, 1846, David Wilmot, a man from Pennsylvania, came up with the Wilmot Proviso, a statement saying that the land acquired from Mexico would be free territories.
- US-Mexico war-
Jul 1, 1846US wanted to spread west towards the pacific ocean for more land.
- Dred Scott vs Stanford
1846In 1846 i Missouri they were fighting for freedom from his owner cuase he moved to a non slave state. gongress rule 7-2 that he couldnt become a free man , because blacks are’nt people there property.
- Manifest Destiny
Jul 1, 1845Manifest Destiny
American people believed it was their destiny to spread across the continent. During July and August, people spread west of the Mississippi as part of what John L. O’Sullivan called, “The Manifest Destiny.”
- Texas Independence
Jul 1, 1836Settelers in mexico terrritory were fighting for Texas territory,on march 2 of 1836.Texas was fighting because they didnt want to have to switch to catholics,didnt want to have to speak spanish,and they didnt allow slavery.
- Nat Turner Rebellion
Aug 21, 1831Nat Turner Rebellion
On August 21, 1831 in Southhampton, Virginia, a solar eclipse took place. While some were in awe, a black slave took it as a sign from GOD to start a rebellion. Nat Turner, a slave of Joseph Travis, and seven other blacks rebelled against and killed Travis, starting a rebellion that would last up to thirty-six hours. About seventy blacks joined Turner in his rebellion, killing around fifty white people. The militia was notified and the rebellion was stopped short of Turners original goal.
- Missouri enters the Union
1818Missouri Enters the Union
The Missouri Territory, part of the Louisiana Purchase, gained enough settlers to qualify for Statehood in 1818. To the Missouri Statehood bill, James Tallmadge presented an amendment to stop the introduction of slaves to the territory.
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