Bloody Kansa was a series of violent civil confrontation at Kansas between 1854 and 1861, which emerged from the discussion over the legality of slavery in the United States.
Abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was one of the catalysts for the civil war. He was anti-slavery and tried to ban it.
the Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott was a slave, that sued his owner. he lived in a slavery-free state with his owner for four years. his owner died and his son became the new owner. Dred Scott then sued his new owner, because he lived in a slave free state for long enough to be free. Sadly, he got overruled.
Uncle tom's cabin
The book made slavery less popular by putting faces on the slaves and their masters. this made many people realize how bad the living and working conditions of slaves really was.
Living and Working Conditions of slaves
During work, slaves suffered physical abuse, for example, whipping, beating, mutilation and other forms of punishment, since the government allowed it and in different places, the treatment was sometimes even worst, but sometimes small slaveholders would treat them in a more humane way.
John Brown
John Brown was a radical anti-slave. He didn't want slaves to be legal so he tried freeing them by attacks. His attempts failed, however, which made him famous.
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a slave, that sued his owner. he lived in a slavery-free state with his owner for four years. his owner died and his son became the new owner. th slaves then
the fugitive slave act
The Fugitive Slave Act was a law were, when slaves were captured they had to be returned to their masters. Citizens who helped slaves or didn't tell on them were fined or put into jail. The Abolitionists called this law bloodhound law.
Ophelia
Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
